# Adding an alarm status widget to a CloudWatch dashboard
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**To add an alarm status widget to a dashboard**

1. Open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Dashboards**, and then choose a dashboard.

1. Choose the **\$1** symbol.

1. Choose **Alarm status**.

1. Select the check boxes next to the alarms that you want to add to the widget, and then choose **Create widget**.

1. Choose **Add to dashboard**.