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- **Lock time range** - Change the current relative time range to an absolute time range. This option is enabled by default.
- **Shorten link** - Shorten the panel link. This option is disabled by default.
1. Select the theme for the dashboard. Choose from **Current**, **Dark**, or **Light**.
1. Do one or both of the following:
- Click **Copy link**.
- Click **Render image**, which [renders the panel as a PNG image](ref:image-rendering).
1. Send the copied link or image URL to a Grafana user with authorization to view it.
1. Click **Copy link**.
1. Send the copied link to a Grafana user with authorization to view it.
1. (Optional) To [generate an image of the panel as a PNG file](ref:image-rendering), customize the image settings:
- **Width** - In pixels. The default is 1000.
- **Height** - In pixels. The default is 500.
- **Scale factor** - The default is 1.
There are maximums for [width](ref:max-width), [height](ref:max-height), and [scale factor](ref:max-scale) in the image renderer configuration that you can customize if needed.
1. (Optional) Click **Generate image** to see a preview of the panel image.
1. (Optional) Click **Download image**.
1. Send the copied image to a Grafana user with authorization to view it.
1. Click the **X** at the top-right corner to close the share drawer.
#### Query string parameters for server-side rendered images
When you click **Render image** in the panel link settings, Grafana generates a PNG image of the panel with the following default parameters:
When you click **Generate image** in the panel link settings, Grafana generates a PNG image of the panel with the following default parameters: