Tutorial: Add charts to your report

Use charts to visualize and explore your data. In this lesson, you'll add a pie chart, a bar chart and a Geo chart to this report.

How to add a chart

To add a chart to the current page:

1. Edit your report.
2. Navigate to the page that will contain the chart.
3. In the toolbar, click Add a chart.
4. Select the chart you want to add.
5. Click the canvas to add the chart to the report.
6. Select one or more charts to move or resize them as needed.

Step 1: Add a pie chart

Use a pie chart to give a general comparison of a small number of metrics or variables.

Learn more about pie charts .

1. Following the steps in [How to add a chart](#how-to-add-a-chart), add a Pie Chartto the report.
2. In the Propertiespanel, select the SETUPtab.
3. Click the Sourcedimension chip to access the Dimension Picker.
4. Click the User Typedimension.
5. Click the STYLEtab.
6. Use the donut slider to change the solid shape to a ring shape.
7. Use the Legendproperty to position the metric labels under the pie:

Step 2: Add a bar chart

Bar charts are great for showing and comparing the magnitude of multiple variables.

Learn more about bar charts .

1. Following the steps in How to add a chart , add a Bar Chartto the report.
2. In the Propertiespanel, select the SETUPtab.
3. Click the Sourcedimension and change it to Browser.
4. Click the return arrow:
5. Click the Sessionsmetric and change it to Users.
6. Click the STYLEtab.
7. Change the orientation to Horizontal:
8. Scroll to the Background and Bordersection of the STYLEtab.
9. Set the Border colorto gray:

Step 3: Add a Google Map

Use a Google Map to see the distribution of sessions (or other metrics) across the world.

Learn more about Google Maps .

1. Following the steps in How to add a chart , add a Google Mapto the report. Choose the bubble map style.
2. In the Propertiespanel, select the SETUPtab.
3. Click the default Locationfield and replace it with the Citydimension.
4. Add metrics for bubble color and bubble size. For example, select Sessionsfor Size, and Average time on Pagefor Color.
5. Select the Styletab.
6. Use the sliders to adjust the background details, such as roads, landmarks, and labels.
7. In the Colorssection, select colors for the range of metric values.
8. In the Map Controlssection,  turn on or off the map controls you want to let your viewers use.
9. View your report. Pan, zoom, and scroll. You can also use Street View !

Next step

Congratulations! You've created your first Looker Studio report!

If you'd like, add titles, change colors and styles, add more visualizations. When you're ready to move on, begin the next lesson: View and share your report .

Related resources

Types of charts in Looker Studio