Create and edit dashboards

How to create a dashboard

To create a new dashboard:

1. In your Google Ads account, click the Campaigns icon .
2. Click the Insights and reports drop-down in the section menu.
3. Click Dashboards. 
4. To create a new dashboard, click the plus button . To select an existing dashboard, click on a dashboard from the list and then click Edit on the next page.

How to add and edit dashboard cards

Dashboards are made up of three types of cards: scorecards, reports and notes, each representing the performance metrics of your choice. When you insert a card, you can drag its edges to resize or drag the whole card to a different place in your dashboard. Your dashboard will automatically resize based on the window size.

How to add a scorecard

You can use scorecards to look at metrics at a high level, compare metrics and view per cent change.

To insert a scorecard:

1. From the dashboard, click Edit in the top right of your account.
2. Click the plus button .
3. Click the scorecard icon above your dashboard.
4. Enter a 'Title' and 'Description' (optional) for your chart or table.
5. Choose the metrics that you want to include and select a time frame, click Next.
6. Enter the filter that you'd like to add
7. You can customise the data shown in your scorecard. Tick each box to include a Sparklines chart, % change and Absolute change on your scorecard.
8. Click Add.

How to add a report

You can use the Reports button to add existing saved reports or create new reports as tables or charts in your dashboard through the Report Editor. The Report Editor can help you build line, column, bar, scatter or pie reports that you can add to your dashboard. Edits can be made to individual cards without changing the underlying report. Learn more about creating custom reports

To insert a new report:

1. From the dashboard, click Edit in the top right of your account.
2. Click the plus button and then the report icon .
3. In the pop-up menu, click Create report.
4. You'll be taken to the Report Editor where you can build your table or chart. Learn more
5. When you're finished, click Add to dashboard.
6. Name your report, and click Save.
   • Note: When you first visit the starter dashboard, you'll need to select 'Save as'.
7. Enter a 'Description' (optional) and click Add.

To add a saved report:

1. Click the report icon .
2. Select a saved table or chart from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Add.

How to add a note

After you’ve finished adding cards, you may want to add a note to provide some context to the dashboard that you’ve just created. This is especially helpful if you plan on sharing or downloading your dashboard for others to review.

To insert a note, click the note icon above your dashboard. Write your note, and click Add.

How to assign and update dashboard level date ranges

The date filter and other filters will be available at the top of the dashboard. You can apply these filters to the entire dashboard, or individual cards in edit mode. The date filter is at the top right of the dashboard, and clicking the dates will expand the menu for selecting custom date ranges.

Click the filter icon to show both applied and default filters in a drop-down menu. When a filter is selected, click Apply. The filter will then be visible in the top bar of the dashboard next to 'Filter'.

How to download or share a report

Share your dashboards

Dashboards are viewable to anyone with access to your Google Ads account, except for people with email-only access. To share reports, you can send them through email.

To share your dashboard:

1. Finish editing your dashboard and click Save.
2. Click the schedule email icon above your dashboard.
3. Enter the email addresses of the people that you want to share your dashboard with.
4. Add a note (optional).
5. Select how often you’d like to share your dashboard.
6. Click Share.

Learn how to grant or remove access to your Google Ads account

Download

To download your dashboard, click the download icon . Your entire dashboard will download as a PDF (.pdf) file.