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After learning how to query and chart data, many users want to take the next step and learn how to save the results from a query as a Look or dashboard. This lets them organize and present information in a logical and cohesive way. This page outlines the documentation on dashboards and Looks.
Creating and editing Looks
Saving and editing Looks — Save the results of your query as a Look to view later or add to dashboards.
Creating and editing user-defined dashboards
The following pages help you create dashboards through the Looker UI:
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