[[["易于理解","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["解决了我的问题","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["其他","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["很难理解","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["信息或示例代码不正确","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["没有我需要的信息/示例","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["翻译问题","translationIssue","thumb-down"],["其他","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["最后更新时间 (UTC)：2025-09-03。"],[],[],null,["# Create, view, and edit Looker reports\n\n| **Preview**\n|\n|\n| This product or feature is subject to the \"Pre-GA Offerings Terms\" in the General Service Terms section\n| of the [Service Specific Terms](/terms/service-terms#1).\n|\n| Pre-GA products and features are available \"as is\" and might have limited support.\n|\n| For more information, see the\n| [launch stage descriptions](/products#product-launch-stages).\n\nThe Looker reports feature lets you create, view, and edit Looker Studio reports in your Looker instance, including both governed and ad hoc data. You can share and manage your reports in Looker folders and see your recent reports and the reports that you have marked as favorites from the Looker **Home** page.\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\nTo use Looker reports, your Looker instance must meet all [requirements](/looker/docs/enabling-studio-in-looker#requirements_and_limitations) for Looker reports, and your Looker admin must [enable Looker reports](/looker/docs/enabling-looker-reports#enabling).\n\nYou may also need to grant your users permissions to interact with Studio in Looker features. See the [Overview of Studio in Looker documentation page](/looker/docs/overview-of-studio-in-looker-permissions) for more information about Studio in Looker permissions.\n\nAccessing Looker reports\n------------------------\n\nYou can access Looker reports in the following ways, depending on the [permissions](/looker/docs/overview-of-studio-in-looker-permissions) that your instance admin has granted you:\n\n- [From the Looker main navigation panel](#from_the_looker_main_navigation_panel)\n- [From an Explore page](#from_an_explore_page)\n- [From a previously created or shared report](#from_a_previously_created_or_shared_report)\n- [From Looker search](#from_looker_search)\n\n### From the Looker main navigation panel\n\nIn the Looker main navigation panel, click the **Create** button, and then select the **Report** menu item to open the Looker reports editor tool, where you can create a new Looker report.\n| **Note:** You must have the [`save_dashboards`](/looker/docs/overview-of-studio-in-looker-permissions#save_dashboards) permission to save or edit reports.\n\nIf your Looker admin has enabled [Gemini in Looker](/looker/docs/overview-gemini) *and* Looker reports for your Looker instance, you can query your Explore data in natural language with [Conversational Analytics](/looker/docs/studio/conversational-analytics-looker-connector). To access Conversational Analytics, select **Conversations** from the main navigation panel or click the **Create** button, and then select the **Conversation** menu item.\n\n### From an Explore page\n\nFrom a [Looker Explore page](/looker/docs/creating-and-editing-explores#explores_are_the_starting_point_for_exploration), you can open a Looker report or [query your data with Conversational Analytics](#gil-reports-explore).\n| **Note:** You must have the [`explore`](/looker/docs/overview-of-studio-in-looker-permissions#explore) permission to view Looker Explores and open a report from an Explore.\n\n#### Create a new Looker report\n\nClick the **Create report from fields** button to open the Looker report editor tool, where you can create a new Looker report.\n\n#### Query your data with Conversational Analytics\n\nIf your Looker admin has enabled Gemini in Looker *and* Looker reports for your Looker instance, as a Looker user, you can [query your Explore data in natural language](/looker/docs/studio/conversational-analytics-looker-connector) with Conversational Analytics.\n\nTo access Conversational Analytics from an Explore, click **Start a conversation**.\n\n### From a previously created or shared report\n\nIf you have previously created any Looker reports, or if another user has shared a report with you, you will see the report in the folder where it was saved, under the **Reports** section. You can also access these reports from Looker search.\n| **Note:** You must have the [`see_user_dashboards`](/looker/docs/overview-of-studio-in-looker-permissions#see_user_dashboards) permission to view reports.\n\nFor more information about saving, moving, copying, and sharing Looker reports, see the [Move, share, and copy reports](/looker/docs/move-share-copy-reports) documentation page.\n\n### From Looker search\n\nYou can use [Looker search](/looker/docs/finding-content#searching_for_saved_content) to find Looker reports that you created or that other users have shared with you.\n| **Note:** Your Looker instance must be running Looker 25.4 or later to find Looker reports.\n\nTo search for a report, follow these steps:\n\n1. Place your cursor in the search **Start typing to search** search input box in the application header. If the application window is narrow, the input box will be replaced by a search **Search** icon.\n2. Enter your search term.\n3. In the **Reports** section of the search results, Looker displays a list of matching reports that you can access. Looker also displays the name of the report's parent folder next to the report name.\n4. Optionally, to view additional search results, click **Show More**.\n5. Select a report from the search results to view that report.\n\nUsing Looker reports\n--------------------\n\nLooker reports have most of the features of Looker Studio. This section presents a list of links for common tasks that will take you to the Looker Studio documentation for those tasks.\n| **Note:** For a list of Looker Studio features that are and that are not supported by Looker reports, see the [Feature availability in Looker reports](/looker/docs/report-feature-availability) documentation page.\n\nBefore you can get started creating or editing reports, you may need to [use the Looker connector to connect to a Looker Explore](/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-looker) as a Looker Studio data source. You may also need to grant your users permissions to interact with Studio in Looker features. See the [Overview of Studio in Looker documentation page](/looker/docs/overview-of-studio-in-looker-permissions) for more information about Studio in Looker permissions.\n\nThe following is a list of Looker Studio documentation pages for common tasks:\n\n- [Quick start guide](/looker/docs/studio/quick-start-guide)\n- [A typical Looker Studio workflow](/looker/docs/studio/a-typical-looker-studio-workflow)\n- [Create a report](/looker/docs/studio/create-a-report)\n- [Edit a report](/looker/docs/studio/edit-a-report)\n- [Add data to a report](/looker/docs/studio/add-data-to-a-report)\n- [Add charts and controls to your report](/looker/docs/studio/add-charts-and-controls-to-your-report)\n- [Rename reports, data sources, and blends](/looker/docs/studio/rename-reports-data-sources-and-blends)"]]
