Apply controls to specific charts
By default, controls affect as many of the charts on the page as possible. For example, putting a date range control on the page sets the time frame for every chart based on a data source that contains a date range dimension. Data controls affect all the charts on the page that are based on the selected data source type. And using a filter control tries to filter all the charts on the page that share the same data source fields.
You can limit the scope of a control by grouping it with one or more charts. Once grouped, the control only affects the charts in the group.
To group a control with charts
- Sign in to Looker Studio.
- Edit your report.
- Select one or more charts and controls.
- SelectArrange > Group.
You can also right click on the selection and chooseArrange. Even faster is to pressCTRL + G (CMD + G on Mac).
Related resources
Arrange, group, and distribute components
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Last updated 2026-02-19 UTC.