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How to Rename a Page in Looker Studio

Cody Schneider•

Renaming a page in your Looker Studio report is a quick edit that can make your dashboards immensely easier to navigate. This small change makes your reports more professional and user-friendly for your team and stakeholders. This guide will walk you through the exact steps to change a page name, share tips for effectively organizing multi-page reports, and explain why this simple act is so important.

How to Quickly Rename a Page in Looker Studio

There are two main ways to change a page's name inside Looker Studio. Both require you to be in "Edit" mode. You'll know you're in Edit mode if you can see the component and properties panels on the right side of your screen. If you only see your dashboard, just click the "Edit" button in the top-right corner.

Once you're in Edit mode, follow these steps.

Method 1: Using the "Manage pages" Panel

This is the most common method as it gives you a complete overview of all your report's pages in one place. It’s perfect for organizing large reports with multiple pages and sections.

  1. Open the Page Navigation Menu: At the top left of the report canvas, you'll see a navigation control that likely says something like "Page 1 of 5". Click this to open a dropdown menu of your pages.

  2. Access "Manage pages": At the bottom of this dropdown list, click the option that says "Manage pages". This will open a sidebar on the right called "Report pages".

  3. Select the Page to Rename: In the "Report pages" sidebar, find the page you want to rename.

  4. Open Page Options: Hover your cursor over the page name. A three-dot menu icon (ellipsis) will appear to the right. Click on it.

  5. Choose "Rename": A small context menu will pop up. Select "Rename" from this list. The page name will become an editable text field.

  6. Enter the New Name: Type in your new, descriptive page name and press Enter on your keyboard. That's it! Your page is now renamed.

This panel is your command center for not just renaming, but also reordering, duplicating, hiding, and deleting pages.

Method 2: The Double-Click Shortcut

If you prefer a faster approach and already have the "Report pages" panel open, you can skip the menu entirely.

  1. Navigate to the "Report pages" sidebar using the steps above (click the page selector > "Manage pages").

  2. Simply find the page you want to alter and double-click directly on its name.

  3. The name instantly becomes an editable field. Type your new name, press Enter, and you're done.

This shortcut is incredibly efficient when you're renaming several pages in a row or making a quick adjustment.

Why Does Proper Page Naming Matter, Anyway?

It might seem like a minor detail, but thoughtful page naming is the difference between a confusing dashboard and a clear, actionable report. Renaming pages from the default "Page 1," "Page 2," etc., is a critical step for several reasons:

  • Clarity and Instant Context: Descriptive names act as signposts. A title like "Q3 Marketing Funnel Analysis" tells a user exactly what they're looking at before they even see the charts. Generic names force users to click through each page to figure out its purpose, creating frustration and wasting time.

  • A Better Audience Experience: Your reports are meant to communicate information. A well-organized report with clear, logical page names like "Executive Summary," "Website Traffic Overview," and "Paid Campaign Performance" looks professional and is much less intimidating for non-technical stakeholders. It respects their time and guides them through the data story you're trying to tell.

  • Easier Maintenance and Updates: Reports aren't static, you'll be updating and tweaking them for months or years to come. When you return to a complex report after six months, you'll be thankful you named your pages logically instead of trying to remember what "Untitled Page 7" was supposed to show. It makes troubleshooting and future development significantly faster.

Best Practices for Naming Your Looker Studio Pages

Knowing how to rename a page is just the first step. Naming them effectively separates a good report from a great one. Here are some simple rules to follow.

1. Be Descriptive but Concise

Your goal is to provide maximum clarity in minimum space. Page names need to be long enough to be understood but short enough to fit comfortably in the navigation menu without being truncated.

  • Instead of: "Internal V2 PPC Data"

  • Try: "Paid Campaign Performance"

  • Instead of: "Leads Report"

  • Try: "Sales Pipeline Funnel"

2. Create a Consistent Naming Convention

Consistency helps users understand the structure of your report at a glance. If you have several pages analyzing different marketing channels, use a parallel structure.

  • Good convention: "Marketing: Google Ads," "Marketing: Facebook Ads," "Marketing: SEO Performance"

  • Confusing convention: "Google Ads Performance," "FB Report," "Organic SEO Page"

A consistent format helps users mentally group related pages together and navigate more intuitively.

3. Organize Pages for a Narrative Flow

Think of your report as a story. The best reports guide the viewer from a high-level overview to more granular details. You can reinforce this flow by numbering your pages or ordering them logically in the "Manage pages" panel.

A great structure could be:

  1. 01 - Executive Summary (Top-level KPIs)

  2. 02 - Overall Performance Deep Dive (Trendlines and historical data)

  3. 03 - Traffic Channel Breakdown (Where are users coming from?)

  4. 04 - Audience Demographics (Who are our users?)

4. Use Sections for Large Reports

If your report has more than a handful of pages, it can quickly become cluttered. Looker Studio allows you to group pages into collapsible sections, which is a fantastic organization tool.

In the "Report pages" sidebar, you can click "Add a section" to create a folder-like header. You can then drag and drop relevant pages underneath it. For example, you could create a "Sales Team" section containing pages like "Rep Leaderboard" and "Deal Velocity," and a separate "Marketing Team" section with "Campaign ROI" and "Content Performance" pages.

This nested structure turns a long, scrolling list of pages into a clean, easy-to-navigate table of contents.

Going Beyond Renaming: Other Page Management Features

The "Report pages" sidebar is your headquarters for total report organization. Once you’ve clicked the three-dot menu next to a page name, you'll notice several other powerful options besides "Rename".

Reordering Pages

The order of your pages matters for telling a coherent data story. To change the order, simply go to the "Report pages" panel, click and hold the page you want to move, and drag it up or down in the list. Release it in its new position, and the report navigation will update instantly.

Duplicating Pages

This is a massive time-saver. Let’s say you’ve spent an hour perfecting a page for your Google Ads performance, complete with specific charts, filters, and scorecards. Now you want to create the same layout for your Facebook Ads data. Instead of rebuilding it from scratch, you can simply select "Duplicate" from the page menu. Looker Studio will create an identical copy. Then all you have to do is change the data source for the charts, and you've rebuilt the page in minutes, not hours.

Hiding Pages

Sometimes you have a page that you need for your own reference or as a staging area, but you don't want your end-users to see it. The "Hide page in view mode" option is perfect for this. Hiding a page removes it from the navigation when someone is viewing the report, but you can still access and edit it from the "Report pages" panel in Edit mode. This is great for draft pages, complex data blend configurations, or reference notes.

Using Icons and Emojis in Page Names

To add a quick visual flair and make navigation even faster, you can add emojis to your page titles. This can help users identify pages with a quick glance.

  • 📈 Sales Overview

  • ✉️ Email Campaign Results

  • 🛒 E-commerce Funnel

Just copy and paste an emoji directly into the text field when renaming a page. It's a small touch that adds polish and personality to your dashboard.

Final Thoughts

Renaming pages in Looker Studio is a foundational skill that elevates your reports from raw data outputs to refined, professional analytical tools. By moving beyond default names and implementing a thoughtful organization strategy, you empower your audience to find the information they need quickly and easily, making your data more impactful.

While mastering the organizational tools in Looker Studio is valuable, we know the manual process of connecting data, building visualizations, and constantly tweaking reports can be a significant time drain. We created Graphed because we believe getting insights shouldn't require so much setup. Instead of manually building out each page, you can just ask Graphed what you want to see - "Create a dashboard showing my sales pipeline from HubSpot this quarter" - and the entire multi-chart report is generated for you with live data in seconds. It allows you to skip the tedious building and get straight to analyzing your business.