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In the modern world of business and data, the ability to visualize information clearly and intuitively is indispensable. Looker Studio is a powerful tool in this field. In this article, we will explore useful methods and tips so you can create a chart on Looker Studio in the most effective way, bringing the highest practical value to your work.
Create a chart on Looker Studio
You need to add a data source to Looker Studio first before you can create a chart on Looker Studio. On the Looker Studio toolbar, there are many ways to create a chart as follows:
Method 1: Click Add a chart and select a chart you need.

Method 2: Click Insert and select a chart you need.

Method 3: Click the Community Visualizations icon and select a chart you need.

If you don’t know which chart to choose, read the article about choosing the right chart for your data.
Change dimensions and metrics
To change data fields in dimensions and metrics on Looker Studio, drag a field you want into the dimension or metric area. You can drop over an existing field to replace that field. Depending on the chart, the dimension or metric can contain multiple data fields or not.

Note: If your data has many date fields, select a suitable field for the Date Range Dimension. When you use the Date range control as a filter, the chart will be affected by the date of that field.
Sort data
By default, Looker Studio sorts the dimension (x-axis) according to the descending metric, which is useful when you want to view the chart in a ranking style. However, in other cases, such as data over time, you can change the data arrangement of the chart to make it more suitable.

Setup drill down for the chart
You don’t need to create a chart on Looker Studio multiple times to change one dimension. Use the drill-down feature, which allows you to change dimensions when hovering over the chart, to view a chart by day, week, or month. However, you must instruct viewers how to use drill-down.

Setup the breakdown dimension
The dimension breakdown function helps you compare data by each small category in any dimension. It helps us understand the contribution proportion of each category to the total.

Format the chart
This section helps you redecorate the chart to suit your aesthetic taste. Depending on the chart, there will be different options in this section. Some options that you often encounter and are interested in are:
- Color.
- Font.
- Background color.
- Borders and shadows.
- Display labels (number per data point).
- Show titles of the x-axis and y-axis.
- Displays the Grand total for the Table.

Conditional formatting
If you create a Table on Looker Studio, conditional formatting will help viewers focus on lines that need attention and detect abnormalities quickly.

During my work, I realized that although creating a chart on Looker Studio will help make dashboards come alive, Tables, and especially Pivot tables on dashboards, are still necessary for viewers to explore detailed data. than. See also how to create a percentage of column pivot table in Looker.
Add separate filters if necessary
Private filters do not impact other charts; they only function on one chart. In situations like making a distinct chart for a city or eliminating NULL data, they are very helpful.

Conclusion
There are still many other settings to explore when creating a chart on Looker Studio. The parts that Hieu guides above are quite enough for you to draw many professional charts on your dashboard. The important thing is your aesthetic taste and how to combine other inserted elements such as Text, Rectangle, and Image.