# Detail: Big Numbers Widget

You can add big numbers to your Detail Layouts and Custom Pages to show summaries of your data or time based comparisons. For example, *gross profit this month compared to last month*, or *number of orders fulfilled this week compared to last week*.

## Add a Big Number widget <a href="#id-01h8006facm3a5wgvqf470hxbb" id="id-01h8006facm3a5wgvqf470hxbb"></a>

1. Click **Edit layout**
2. Select **Big numbers** widget
3. Click **Add Chart**
4. Choose the data source
5. Choose an aggregate: records count, field sum, or field average
6. Save your layout

## Set up Big Numbers <a href="#id-01h8hp6rmw3cz39v1q19w03eh1" id="id-01h8hp6rmw3cz39v1q19w03eh1"></a>

**Aggregate Measure**: Choose an aggregate measure: record count, field sum, or field average.

**Limit to time period:** Toggle on to choose a **date field, time period, compare to previous period,** or **switch positive/negative colors.**

#### Display Options <a href="#id-01h807cz7k87k31v5r6y6m10v3" id="id-01h807cz7k87k31v5r6y6m10v3"></a>

You can choose to:

* Display numbers with an icon
* Round or abbreviate results


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