Looker Studio Introduction
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- 1 day course
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- Live Online or Classroom-based
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Course Outline
- Data Studio Introduction
- Planning a simple dashboard
- Adding data sources
- Adding data visualisations and charts
- Visual formatting
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Overview
The course covers how to use the Data Studio interface; how to add data sources to Data Studio (Google Analytics and Google Sheets for the course); how to plan and create impactful reports and dashboards to visualise data; how to customise, brand and theme the dashboards and reports you create; how to add and configure relevant filters and data controls; and how to share dashboards and reports with other users and administer an account.
Course Outline
Data Studio Introduction
- What is Data Studio?
- Creating or Logging into a Data Studio account
- The Data Studio interface
- Switching between edit mode and report mode.
- Exploring available templates
- What can you create in Data Studio
Planning a simple dashboard
- What data will be needed for this dashboard?
- Who’s this dashboard for?
- Understanding metrics and dimensions.
- What charts and diagrams can you add?
- Wire framing your dashboard.
- Understanding filters and controls.
- Starting with a template or community visualisation
Adding data sources
- What is a data source?
- Inbuilt data connectors vs 3rd party connectors.
- Adding a Google Analytics data source.
- Adding a Google Sheets data source.
- Other common data sources.
Adding data visualisations and charts
- Exploring the elements available.
- Adding your first chart.
- Filtering your chart data.
- Calculating in Data Studio.
- Using built-in vs user defined variables.
- What is the Data Layer?
Visual formatting
- Working with a grid or smart guides.
- Adding a Logo to your dashboard.
- Choosing and applying colours.
- Using an in built theme.
- Adding and working with background graphics.
- Adding Labels and text boxes.
- Working with lines and connectors.
Multipage reports
- Adding additional pages.
- Setting controls on charts and elements.
- Setting controls to a whole page.
- Sharing controls across multiple pages.
- Copying, pasting and duplicating elements.
- Creating tabbed navigation.
Sharing reports and administering the system
- Sharing reports with others.
- Adding other users to the system.
- Controlling user permissions.
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- Explanation and tutorials explaining Looker Studio – Benefits and how-to guides
- Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) explained in 100 seconds – YouTube channel with help for all things Looker Studio
- Welcome to Looker Studio – What you can do with Looker Studio
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