How to use templates for Looker Studio

Two Minute Reports (TMR) , a Looker Studio connector, is an easy and simple tool to analyze data and create reports in no time. You no longer need to create a report from scratch, as we have our readymade templates published for quick use. You can now quickly create your reports using our templates for Looker Studio.

Why Use Our Templates?

Looker Studio is a powerful tool to create custom reports. But if you prefer to use ready-made reports to save time, Two Minute Reports have a multitude of templates for you. These templates range from advertising to social media to email. Our team constantly updates these templates to suit your needs so you can reduce more time creating your reports.

  1. Easy to Understand
  2. Ready to Use
  3. Predefined & Extensible
  4. Saves Time
  5. Custom Branding
  6. Dynamically change date range 
  7. Better design
  8. Repeatable for multiple Accounts

In order to get all these benefits out of your data, follow this guide.

Requirement: Two Minute Reports Data Source

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If you already added your data sources and data queries, feel free to skip this section and proceed to Selecting a Template.

To proceed in using TMR templates, you need to add your Data Source and Query Config. A data source is a bridge that connects your account with Two Minute Reports, While a query config helps personalize a report by choosing the add accounts and more data options.

If you need additional information on charts, learn more about creating a report in How to add your Data Source in Looker Studio.

How to Use TMR Templates for Looker Studio

This section has two parts: selecting a template and accessing a template. Selecting a template is you choosing a readymade template design from TMR. Accessing the template is using your own data and present it with the template you selected.

Selecting a Template

To get to the perfect Template, you can search through our Templates Gallery and use the filters to shortlist the potential Templates easily. The template thumbnails, titles, categories will give you additional information to make your choice easier.

Click on a Template card, to view its full details.

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The example below is for Facebook Ads. Two Minute Reports for Looker Studio also allow you to connect with other data sources.

Once inside, you can check the description given the template under About the Template. This explains every information about the template. If you have any questions, reviews or feedback about the template, you can give your review and feedback here.

For a better preview of the template, click on Preview Template from the right side to get an actual presentation of the template on a spreadsheet.

Accessing the Template

Once you find the right Template, hit Preview Template. Once you’re inside Looker Studio, click on Use my Own Data, by hovering on the top.

Select your team in the Looker Studio settings. If this doesn’t appear on your screen, you may skip this part.

Select the Query Config that you created. As mentioned, you should already have a data source and query config in this part. Otherwise you can learn more on How to add your Data Source in Looker Studio.

Now click the blue Add button from the lower right, followed by Add to report.

The mapping is complete and correct once because the Use my Own Data now has a green checkmark beside it.

Click Edit and Share to transform the Template to use your own data.

Once the mapping of data is completed, your Template is now ready to use. The Template has now been successfully transformed into your Private Looker Studio report.

We hope you liked this Tutorial on how to use Templates for Google Looker Studio on TMR. If you have any questions please feel free to comment below or contact our Support Team. You may also check out other articles in our knowledge base on how to use Two Minute Reports in Looker Studio.

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