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Getting started & connections — flashcards

One card per lesson — 3 in this module. Recall the key points, then check. 3 cards. Click a card to flip, or use the arrow keys and space bar.

  1. The Looker Studio interface — what are the key points?

    Setup controls what a chart shows; Style controls how it looks · Always check a report in view mode before sharing · Set canvas size before building, not after Read the lesson

  2. Connectors and data sources — what are the key points?

    A Google Sheet needs one header row with data directly beneath · Custom SQL in BigQuery runs per chart — materialise summaries for busy reports · Reusable data sources share calculated fields; embedded ones do not Read the lesson

  3. Fields, types and data freshness — what are the key points?

    Fix field types and aggregation in the data source, not per chart · Numeric identifiers get treated as metrics — change them to text dimensions · Data freshness controls caching; shorter intervals cost more queries Read the lesson