The Tickbox control in Looker Studio is a box that can be checked or unchecked to enable or disable the filter for a specific value. The only requirement is that the dimension used must be boolean (true or false). Visit the post on how to add controls to your report in Looker Studio, if you … Read more
The Slider Control in Looker Studio allows users to filter numerical values in your report by using a sliding control element. As with previous posts on controls, for the examples in this one, I’ve used the Superstore Products dataset. To learn more about this dataset and access the data, visit this link. For the examples … Read more
The Input Box and Advanced Filter are two controls in Looker Studio that function similarly to a search box, allowing the report’s end user to filter the data presented in the charts. For the examples in this post, I’ve used the Superstore Products dataset. Visit the post on how to add data sources to Looker … Read more
The Dropdown List and Fixed List are two similar control types in Looker Studio that allow the end user of the report to select values to filter the data displayed. Visit the post on how to add controls to your report in Looker Studio, if you need a refresher. For the examples in this post, … Read more
Imagine you have an eCommerce site and you’re running online campaigns to promote it. You might be familiar with how to connect your data to Looker Studio and create a tracking dashboard. But what if you want to focus only on Facebook? Since you’re also advertising on Google Ads, if you don’t limit your report … Read more
The data control and dimension control in Looker Studio are among the newest controls. Keep reading to see what functions they have. Visit the post on how to add controls to your report in Looker Studio, if you need a refresher. 1. Data Control What is it? It allows you to change the data source … Read more
Filters give report creators the option to limit the data they want to display in the report in Looker Studio. In this post, we will see how to create and apply them. Let’s remember that the data in our reports in Looker Studio can be filtered in two ways: with components called controls, or by … Read more
Buttons in Looker Studio allow users to interact with the report even if they do not have editing privileges. They can be configured with three types of actions: as a link, as an action, or as a filter. We covered the filter option in the post about the preset filter control. Visit the post on … Read more
The date range control in Looker Studio allows you to select a specific time period for all charts on the page simultaneously. Visit the post on how to add controls to your report in Looker Studio, if you want to learn more. For the date range control to take effect on your page’s charts, the … Read more
The preset filter in Looker Studio is a button that allows you to activate and deactivate filters to limit the data displayed in your charts. The dimension used in the preset filter must be boolean (true or false). In the control’s set-up, you must decide if the filter should be true or false when the … Read more