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[[set-time-filter]]
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== Setting the time filter
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If your index contains time-based events, and a time-field is configured for the
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selected <<index-patterns, index pattern>>, set a time filter that displays only the data within the
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specified time range.
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You can use the time filter to change the time range, or select a specific time
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range in the histogram.
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[float]
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[[use-time-filter]]
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=== Use the time filter
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Use the time filter to change the time range. By default, the time filter is set
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to the last 15 minutes.
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. Click image:images/time-filter-calendar.png[].
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. Choose one of the following:
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* *Quick select* to use a recent time range, then use the back and forward
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arrows to move through the time ranges.
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* *Commonly used* to use a time range from options such as *Last 15 minutes*,
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*Today*, and *Week to date*.
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* *Recently used date ranges* to use a previously selected data range that
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you recently used.
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* *Refresh every* to specify an automatic refresh rate.
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+
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/Timepicker-View.png[Time filter menu]
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. To set the start and end times, click the bar next to the time filter.
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In the popup, select *Absolute*, *Relative* or *Now*, then specify the required
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options.
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+
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/time-filter-bar.png[Time filter bar]
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[float]
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=== Select a time range from the histogram
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To select a specific time range in the histogram, choose one of the following:
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* Click the bar that represents the time range you want to zoom in on.
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* Click and drag to view a specific time range. You must start the selection with
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the cursor over the background of the chart--the cursor changes to a plus sign
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when you hover over a valid start point.
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* Click the dropdown, then select an interval.
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[role="screenshot"]
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image::images/Histogram-Time.png[Time range selector in Histogram]
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