Accessing and Using the Azure Portal

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Accessing and Using the Azure Portal

This hands-on lab offers an introduction to the Azure portal, including a review of the navigation elements, a walkthrough of common activities, how to find resources (in this case, a storage account), and how to create and modify a custom dashboard.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Review the Azure Portal
1. Review the top menu:
  
  Quick Search bar
  
  Cloud Shell
  
  Notifications
  
  Settings
2. Review the hub menu:
  
  Dashboard/Home icons
  
  Resource categories
  
  Cost Management + Billing
  
  Help + support
3. Review the dashboard
  
  Share/Edit/Modify the dashboard
Challenge

Review the Dashboard
1. Find the storage account using Quick Search.
2. Pin resource metric charts to the dashboard.
3. Learn how to organize and manage a custom dashboard instance.

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