When you first install Jira, the default dashboard you see is called the System Dashboard, and it is pre-configured to show some useful information, such as all issues that are assigned to you:

1. Since everyone shares the system dashboard, you as a normal user cannot make changes to it, but you can create your own dashboards. Each dashboard's functions are configured independently.
2. Bring down the drop-down menu from Dashboards.
3. Select the Manage Dashboards option. This will bring you to the Manage Dashboards page, as shown in the following screenshot:

From this page, you can edit and maintain dashboards created by you, search dashboards created and shared by others, and mark them as favorite so that they will be listed as tabs for easy access.

When a dashboard is marked as favorite by clicking on the star icon in front of its name, the dashboard will be accessible when you click on the dashboards link at the top menu bar. If you have more than one favorite dashboard, each will be listed in the tabs and you can select which one to display.