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Docs about time ranges when sharing (#2271)
This PR adds explanations about absolute and relative time ranges when sharing objects and updates corresponding visuals (moving gifs to contentstack as well) Also updates share/export menu explanations as I noticed the toolbar has changed and export options were taken out of the Share menu. I'll create a distinct PR to update 8.19 docs. Closes: #1673
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explore-analyze/dashboards/sharing.md

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# Sharing dashboards [share-the-dashboard]
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To share a dashboard with a larger audience, click **Share** in the toolbar. For detailed information about the sharing options, refer to [Reporting and sharing](../report-and-share.md).
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To share a dashboard with a larger audience, click {icon}`share` **Share** in the toolbar. For detailed information about the sharing options and time ranges, refer to [Reporting and sharing](../report-and-share.md).
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:::{image} /explore-analyze/images/share-dashboard-copy-link.gif
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:alt: getting a shareable link for a dashboard
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![getting a shareable link for a dashboard](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltefdd0b53724fa2ce/bltc45bb05c1fab3e60/68826ffb4f04ad6e224c2248/share-dashboard.gif)
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When sharing a dashboard with a link while a panel is in maximized view, the generated link will also open the dashboard on the same maximized panel view.

explore-analyze/discover/discover-get-started.md

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### Share your Discover session [share-your-findings]
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To share your search and **Discover** view with a larger audience, click **Share** in the application menu bar. For detailed information about the sharing options, refer to [Reporting](../report-and-share.md).
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To share your search and **Discover** view with a larger audience, click {icon}`share` **Share** in the application menu bar. For detailed information about the sharing options, refer to [Reporting](../report-and-share.md).
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## Generate alerts [alert-from-Discover]
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explore-analyze/report-and-share.md

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{{kib}} provides you with several options to share **Discover** sessions, dashboards, **Visualize Library** visualizations, and **Canvas** workpads. These sharing options are available from the **Share** menu in the toolbar.
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{{kib}} provides you with several options to share **Discover** sessions, dashboards, **Visualize Library** visualizations, and **Canvas** workpads. These sharing options are available from the {icon}`share` **Share** and {icon}`download` **Export** menus in the toolbar.
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## Permissions
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To be able to share objects or generate reports, you must have a role that allows these actions on the specific {{es}} indices and {{kib}} applications containing the data that you want to share. Check [Configuring reporting](/deploy-manage/kibana-reporting-configuration.md) for more information.
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## Share with a direct link [share-a-direct-link]
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You can share direct links to saved Discover sessions, dashboards, and visualizations. When clicking **Share**, look for the **Links** tab to get the shareable link and copy it.
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You can share direct links to saved Discover sessions, dashboards, and visualizations. To do that, look for the {icon}`share` **Share** icon.
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{applies_to}`stack: ga 9.1` When applicable, you can choose to share the object using a relative or an absolute time range:
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* **Relative time range**: The link shows current data. For example, if you share a "Last 7 days" view, users will see the most recent 7 days when they open the link.
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* **Absolute time range** (default): The link shows a fixed time period. For example, if you share a "Last 7 days" view on January 7, 2025, the link will always show that exact week of January 1-7, 2025, regardless of when users open the link.
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When sharing an object with unsaved changes, you get a temporary link that might break in the future, for example in case of upgrade. Save the object to get a permanent link instead.
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Anonymous users can also access the link if you have configured [Anonymous authentication](/deploy-manage/users-roles/cluster-or-deployment-auth/kibana-authentication.md#anonymous-authentication) and your anonymous service account has privileges to access what you want to share.
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![getting a shareable link for a dashboard](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltefdd0b53724fa2ce/bltc45bb05c1fab3e60/68826ffb4f04ad6e224c2248/share-dashboard.gif)
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## Export as a file [manually-generate-reports]
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* {applies_to}`stack: ga 9.0` From the toolbar, click **Share** > **Export** tab, then choose a file type. Note that when you create a dashboard report that includes a data table or Discover session, the PDF includes only the visible data.
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* {applies_to}`stack: ga 9.1` From the toolbar, click the **Export** icon, then choose a file type.
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* {applies_to}`stack: ga 9.1` From the toolbar, click the {icon}`download` **Export** icon, then choose a file type.
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3. From the toolbar, click {icon}`download` **Export**, then select **JSON**.
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## Embed outside of {{kib}} [_embed_outside_of_kib]

explore-analyze/visualize/canvas.md

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## Share your workpad [workpad-share-options]
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To share workpads with a larger audience, click **Share** in the toolbar. For detailed information about the sharing options, refer to [Reporting](../report-and-share.md).
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To share workpads with a larger audience, click {icon}`share` **Share** in the toolbar. For detailed information about the sharing options, refer to [Reporting](../report-and-share.md).
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## Export workpads [export-single-workpad]

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