Accessibility options on Core UI dashboards

concept brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read analytics-accessibility-options.md

Understand how accessibility settings affect reports and Performance Analytics widgets on dashboards. Data visualizations on a Workspace are also affected.

Note: This topic refers to Core UI dashboards. If you are looking for information about the newer Platform Analytics dashboards, see Dashboards in Platform Analytics.

[Omitted image "visualization-accessibility-dashboard.png"] Alt text: Data visualization accessibility on a dashboard

You can enable and disable these Accessibility options to make your experience in an instance more accessible:

Replace colors and patterns in charts and graphs
Enable data table for charts and graphs

Open your Preferences to access the Accessibility options. For more information, see Configure Next Experience accessibility preferences.

[Omitted image "open-preferences.png"] Alt text: Menu for opening preferences for an instance.

[Omitted image "accessibility-options-for-data-viz.png"] Alt text: Accessibility options for data visualizations.

Data visualization patterns enabled

Here's an example of a dashboard showing visualizations without accessibility enabled. The dashboard shows the following visualizations:

A donut report
A bar report
A time series Performance Analytics widget

[Omitted image "example-dashboard-non-accessible-vis.png"] Alt text: Example dashboard - non-accessible visualization

When you select Replace colors with patterns with charts and graphs, you can see how the visualization's solid colors become differently patterned for more accessible viewing.

[Omitted image "example-dashboard-accessible-patterns.png"] Alt text: Example dashboard - accessible patterns

Data table enabled

When you select Enable data table for charts and graphs, data tables replace the charts on Performance Analytics widgets. On reports, a plus + icon appears.

[Omitted image "accessibility-enabled.png"] Alt text: Dashboard with data tables replacing charts.

Here's a closer view of the plus icon which, when enabled, displays regardless of the data table setting set for individual reports.

[Omitted image "accessibility-enabled-donut.png"] Alt text: Accessibiity enabled - closer view at a donut chart

Click the plus icon to display the corresponding data table.

[Omitted image "accessibility-enabled-chart.png"] Alt text: Accessibility enabled - chart view

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title: Accessibility options on Core UI dashboards
description: Understand how accessibility settings affect reports and Performance Analytics widgets on dashboards. Data visualizations on a Workspace are also affected.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/now-intelligence/performance-analytics/analytics-accessibility-options.html
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Administering Core UI dashboards, Responsive dashboards in the Core UI, Reporting, dashboards, and Performance Analytics in the Core UI, Platform Analytics]
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# Accessibility options on Core UI dashboards

Understand how accessibility settings affect reports and Performance Analytics widgets on dashboards. Data visualizations on a Workspace are also affected.

**Note:** This topic refers to Core UI dashboards. If you are looking for information about the newer Platform Analytics dashboards, see [Dashboards in Platform Analytics](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/analytics-center-dashboards.md).

\[Omitted image "visualization-accessibility-dashboard.png"\] Alt text: Data visualization accessibility on a dashboard

You can enable and disable these Accessibility options to make your experience in an instance more accessible:

-   Replace colors and patterns in charts and graphs
-   Enable data table for charts and graphs

Open your **Preferences** to access the Accessibility options. For more information, see [Configure Next Experience accessibility preferences](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-user-interface/next-experience-accessibility-preferences.md).

\[Omitted image "open-preferences.png"\] Alt text: Menu for opening preferences for an instance.

\[Omitted image "accessibility-options-for-data-viz.png"\] Alt text: Accessibility options for data visualizations.

## Data visualization patterns enabled

Here's an example of a dashboard showing visualizations without accessibility enabled. The dashboard shows the following visualizations:

-   A donut report
-   A bar report
-   A time series Performance Analytics widget

\[Omitted image "example-dashboard-non-accessible-vis.png"\] Alt text: Example dashboard - non-accessible visualization

When you select **Replace colors with patterns with charts and graphs**, you can see how the visualization's solid colors become differently patterned for more accessible viewing.

\[Omitted image "example-dashboard-accessible-patterns.png"\] Alt text: Example dashboard - accessible patterns

## Data table enabled

When you select **Enable data table for charts and graphs**, data tables replace the charts on Performance Analytics widgets. On reports, a plus + icon appears.

\[Omitted image "accessibility-enabled.png"\] Alt text: Dashboard with data tables replacing charts.

Here's a closer view of the plus icon which, when enabled, displays regardless of the data table setting set for individual reports.

\[Omitted image "accessibility-enabled-donut.png"\] Alt text: Accessibiity enabled - closer view at a donut chart

Click the plus icon to display the corresponding data table.

\[Omitted image "accessibility-enabled-chart.png"\] Alt text: Accessibility enabled - chart view