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What is the purpose of templates?

 

• Quickstart data source creation
• Quickstart report creation
• Offer design tips based on connector
• Extract data for improved report load time

 

What is the purpose of a bullet chart?

 

• Show the total for a single metric
• See how well a metric is performing against a target
• Identify a correlation between data points
• Highlight a single, critical metric

 

How can you use any Data Studio report as a template?

 

• Copy the report as new and select your data source(s)
• Copy the data source and select your data set(s)
• Use templates available on the Data Studio Home page
• Ask the report owner to enable viewer’s credentials

 

Which reflects a best practice for designing your report?

 

• Use only one report per page, including much text annotation to summarize findings
• Use the first page as a high-level overview, and add additional pages as needed for more detail
• Use contrasting colors for each different chart
• Use pie charts to compare 10+ segments of a whole

 

What is the purpose of creating a thumbnail image of your report?

 

• Invite others to view your report’s first page and hover for more detail
• Give users with view or edit access a preview of your report before opening
• Allow users to quickly download a non-interactive copy of your report
• Download a full-size PDF for offline viewing

 

Which sharing option always requires recipients to log in with their Google account?

 

Shareable link

Invitation to edit

PDF download

Viewer’s credentials