[Looker Studio]How to Add, Delete, or Hide Pages | A Guide to Using Navigation

Looker Studio (formerly Data Portal) allows you to add multiple pages to a single report. By effectively using sections and headers for navigation, you can create visually clear and organized reports, as shown below.

In this article, I will explain how to use pages and navigation with easy-to-understand diagrams, so you can create reports that are easy for viewers to understand. Use this as a reference to enhance your report creation process.

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How to Add Pages and Navigation to a Report

There are several ways to add pages to the report, but I will introduce the simplest method.

Step 1: Select "Manage Page"

When you click on the section with the page number enclosed in a blue frame in edit mode, the current list of pages will be displayed on the right side.

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Step 2: Click the "+" button.

Click the '+' button displayed at the bottom right.

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Step 3: Select the page or navigation you want to add.

Select from the options below to add:

Page

Section

Divider

Header

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Description and Use of Navigation Types

The following captures show the actual pages and navigation that have been added to the report. The navigation elements are recommended to be used for the following purposes:

• Divider: Used as a separator.
• Header: Used to label report categories.
• Section: Also used to label report categories (this option allows you to group multiple pages, which can be hidden by default and expanded with a click).

 

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How to customize pages and navigation

You can freely customize the added pages and navigation as follows:

• Rename: You can rename pages, sections, and headers.
• Copy: You can copy existing pages to create new ones.
• Delete: You can delete pages or navigation items.
• Hide: You can hide sections and pages from the report viewers.
• Select icon: You can add icons to section names and page names.
• Move: You can rearrange the order of pages, sections, and headers.

Change the page name

n edit mode, simply click on the section where you want to rename and make the changes. No need to save the changes. Sections and headers can also be edited using the same steps.

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Copy the page

When copying a page, open the page you want to copy and click on the vertical ellipsis '︙' that appears to the right of the page name.

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When you click 'Duplicate,' the page will be copied.

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Delete the page 

To delete a page, click on the vertical ellipsis "︙" displayed to the right of the page name you want to delete, and then click "Delete."

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Hide the page

When you want to hide a page, click the vertical ellipsis "︙" displayed to the right of the page name you want to hide, then click "Hide." You can also hide sections using the same steps. Please note that hidden pages or sections will also be excluded when downloading a PDF.

Hiding pages can be useful in the following scenarios:

• When you want to show a page only to editors and not to viewers.
• When you don't need the page right now but might use it in the future, so you don't want to delete it.
• When you find it tedious to exclude a page from the PDF download every time.

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Select icon 

After clicking the vertical ellipsis "︙" displayed to the right of the page name or section name where you want to add an icon, click "Select Icon."

 If you select an appropriate icon and click 'Apply,' the icon will be added. 

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Restrictions on Icons

Icons can only be added to top-level content. For instance, icons cannot be included within pages inside a section.

When an icon is applied to any page, it will automatically be added to all top-level content. If no icon is selected, the default icon will be displayed.

Move the page

After clicking the vertical ellipsis "︙" displayed to the right of the page name you want to move, select one of the following options:

• Move to the top
• Move to the bottom
• Move up
• Move down

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Simply click on the '︙︙' next to the name of the page you want to move, and then drag and drop it to reposition.

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FAQ 

If I accidentally delete a page, is there a way to restore it?

There are two ways to restore:

• Click "Undo"
• Revert to a previous version from the "Version History"

Undo

By clicking the 'Undo' button in the top right corner, you can revert to the previous state.

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Revert to a version from the change history

After selecting 'File' > 'Version History' > 'See Version History,' choose the version you want to revert to from the displayed versions.