# Desk object widget > Put one object from a desk, such as a table, note or task list, on your dashboard, live and editable. Changes go to the same object on its desk. Source: https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-desk-object Section: Home dashboard > Home widgets Plans: All plans Updated: 2026-10-10 The **Desk object** widget brings one object from one of your desks, such as a table, a note or a task list, onto your dashboard. It is not a copy or a picture. It is the object itself, so when you type in it on the dashboard the desk has the change, and when you change it on the desk the dashboard shows it. ## Before you start - **Plans.** Desk object is on every plan. - **Where it goes.** You can add it to Home, Office Home, People Home or Brain Home, as many times as you like, one object in each. - **Sizes.** **Small**, **Medium** or **Large**. It starts at Medium. Tables, charts and longer notes are easier to work with at Large. - **Something to show.** The desk you pick needs at least one object on it. See [Add a widget to a desk](https://plexiidesk.com/help/add-a-widget). ## Add a desk object to a dashboard 1. Open the dashboard. For Home, click **Home** in the side menu. 2. Click **Customize** at the top right. 3. Click **Add widget**. 4. Click **Navigation**, or type "object" in **Search widgets**. 5. Click **Desk object**. A window opens and asks **Which desk?**. 6. Click the desk the object is on. The list starts with the desks you changed most recently; type in **Search desks…** to find any other desk. 7. The window now asks **Which object?** and lists the objects on that desk, each with its type, such as **Table** or **Note**. Click the one you want. To choose a different desk, click **‹ Back**. 8. Use the arrows beside the preview to choose **Small**, **Medium** or **Large**. The preview shows your real object. 9. Click **Add widget**. The widget appears at the end of your dashboard, briefly highlighted. 10. Drag it to where you want it, then click **Done**. To close the window without choosing, click **Cancel**. If the desk has nothing on it yet, the window says **This desk has no objects yet.** ## Work with the object on your dashboard - **The strip at the top** shows the object's name and its type. - **Below it is the object itself**, with its own title bar, as on its desk. Type in it, tick items off, add rows and use its controls the way you would on the desk. See [The widget title bar](https://plexiidesk.com/help/widget-title-bar). - **It fills the tile.** You cannot drag or resize the object on the dashboard. To change the tile's size, use **Customize**. The object keeps its own place and size on its desk. > **Note:** > The buttons in the object's own title bar act on the object on its desk. For example, the **×** in its title bar removes the object from its desk, after PlexiDesk asks **Remove from the desk?**. To take the object off your dashboard only, use **Customize** and the **×** on the tile's corner, described below. To work with the object on its desk, open the desk, for example from the [Rooms and desks widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-rooms-and-desks) or a [Pinned desk widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-pinned-desk). ## Show a different object 1. Click **Customize**. 2. Click the pencil on the tile's top right corner. Its tooltip says **Edit Desk object**. 3. Choose a desk, then an object. 4. Click **Done**. ## Change the size or remove the widget 1. Click **Customize**. 2. To change the size, click the size button on the tile's top right corner. Each click moves to the next size. 3. To take the widget off the dashboard, click the **×** on the tile's top right corner. 4. Click **Done**. Removing the widget from the dashboard does not change the object. It stays on its desk. ## If the object is no longer there If the object has been removed from its desk, or is on a desk you can no longer open, the tile says **Object unavailable**. Click **Choose another** to pick a different object, or remove the widget in **Customize**. ## Good ways to use it - **A daily checklist on Home.** Put a desk's task list on Home and tick items off as you go, without opening the desk. - **Figures you keep up to date.** Show a table at Large and update it from the dashboard. - **Running notes.** Keep a note from a project desk on Home, so you can add a thought the moment you have it. - **One project, one corner.** Place a Desk object beside a [Pinned desk widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-pinned-desk) for the same desk. ## Common questions ### Is the dashboard showing a copy? No. The widget shows the object itself, so there is only one version. Whatever you type on the dashboard is saved to the object on its desk. ### Does changing the tile's size change the object on its desk? No. The tile's size belongs to the dashboard. The object keeps its own place and size on its desk. ### Can I show a whole document instead? Yes. To put a document, spreadsheet or presentation on your dashboard, use the [Office document widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-office-document). ### My desk objects are not on my other computer Your dashboard layout, including which objects it shows, is saved on each computer separately. Add the widget on each computer you use. ## Related tasks - [Office document widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-office-document) - [Pinned desk widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-widget-pinned-desk) - [Add a widget to a desk](https://plexiidesk.com/help/add-a-widget) - [The widget title bar](https://plexiidesk.com/help/widget-title-bar) - [Customize your dashboard](https://plexiidesk.com/help/home-customize)