Do you want to enhance the visual appeal of your Looker Studio reports? Changing the theme and layout in Looker Studio enables you to create dynamic and captivating data visualisations that effectively communicate your insights.
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to quickly change the theme and layout in Looker Studio, empowering you to create visually appealing reports that capture attention and deliver data-driven impact.
Header Outline:
I. Introduction
II. Changing the Theme
A. Browse The Pre Built Themes
B. Choose a Pre Built Theme
III. Using an Image To Create A Theme
A. Uploading Your Own Image
B. Using a URL of an Image From The Web
IV. Previewing, Modifying and Publishing the Updated Report
V. Conclusion
I. Introduction
In Looker Studio, the ability to quickly change the theme and layout of your reports allows you to create visually stunning and customised data visualisations. This guide will walk you through the process, enabling you to access the theme and layout options, choose a theme, customise it, rearrange report elements, and optimise the overall layout.
II. Changing the Theme
The theme sets the overall look and feel of your report. You can choose from pre-designed themes or customise them according to your preferences.
A. Browse The Pre Built Themes
- On the toolbar click on the last option on the right hand side, “Theme and layout”.
B. Choose a Pre Built Theme
- Scroll down the list and see if you like any of the options available.
- If happy with one of the options, click on the theme you would like to choose to select it.
III. Using an Image To Create A Theme
If you are not happy with any of the available themes you can use an image to quickly and easily create a theme of your own. This is particularly useful if you have a company logo or image with your colours on it.
- At the very bottom of the theme options you will see a button titled, “Extract Theme From Image”. Click on this.
A. Uploading Your Own Image
- If you already have the image you want to use on your computer, then click on the first option to “Upload from computer”.
- Then choose the file you want from your file manager.
- Then select which option from the themes chosen you want to use (shown in Section B below).
B. Using a URL of an Image From The Web
- As an alternative to uploading an image, you can browse the web and use a URL of an image instead. In this case select the second option “By URL”.
- Paste in the URL of the image and click on “Upload”
- Then choose you one you like best and click on “Apply” as shown below.
IV. Previewing, Modifying and Publishing the Updated Report
Before sharing your updated report, preview it to ensure that the theme and layout changes are visually appealing and coherent. You can always change a theme if not happy with it. Once satisfied, publish the report to make it accessible to your intended audience.
V. Conclusion
The ability to quickly change the theme and layout in Looker Studio empowers you to create visually captivating and customised reports. By accessing the theme and layout options, selecting pre-designed themes, customising them, and optimising the layout, you can enhance your data visualisation and reporting experience.
Start leveraging these features today to create impactful reports that effectively communicate your data-driven insights.
