Hey Misty,
Configure the confluence default dashboard is not possible in Cloud. One alternative is to create a page under a space and then configure that page in the way you want, after you do that you can turn that page as your Confluence landing page:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Configuring+the+Site+Home+Page
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