> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mention-me.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Understanding Filters and Time Periods > Focus the whole dashboard on what you care about. Every dashboard has a filter bar at the top. It applies to every tile on the grid. Change any filter and the whole dashboard updates in place. ## Dashboard Filter Bar Two filters live at the top of every dashboard: * **Time period**. The date range for every tile. * **Market**. Multi-select. Leave empty to include all markets. The filter bar also holds the `Add` tile and `Edit layout` buttons. ## Time Periods Seven preset time periods plus a custom date range: * Last 7 days * Last 30 days (default) * Last 60 days * Last 90 days * Last 12 months * Year to date * Month to date * Custom date range Time period dropdown Picking **Custom date range** reveals start and end date inputs. For a daily check-in, leave the time period on Last 30 days. For a quarterly review, switch to Last 90 days or Year to date. For a year-on-year story, use Last 12 months with `Compare to last year` on individual tiles. ## Market Filter The Market filter is multi-select. Pick one or more markets to scope the whole dashboard, or leave it empty to include everything. Market multi-select ### Metrics That Ignore the Market Filter A handful of metrics are business-wide and do not scope to a market. When they appear on a dashboard with a market filter active, they render the business-wide number regardless of what's selected. * Total Orders * Product Referral metrics (when they appear) For the full list of which metrics support market filtering, see the [metrics glossary](/knowledge-app/referral/reporting/reference/metrics-glossary). ## Next Compare a tile to a previous period or the industry benchmark. Split a metric by campaign, market, or any other dimension.