Using the Amazon QuickSight console - Amazon QuickSight
Using the Amazon QuickSight menu and landing page

Using the Amazon QuickSight console

In the following topic, you can find a brief introduction to using the Amazon QuickSight user interface.

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Using the Amazon QuickSight menu and landing page

After you sign in to Amazon QuickSight, you see the Amazon QuickSight landing page. This page provides tabs for your analyses, your dashboards, and our tutorial videos. It also provides a menu bar at the top, with options for the following:

  • Searching Amazon QuickSight

  • Choosing the AWS Region that you want to work in

  • Accessing your user profile (community, language selection, and help)

  • Creating a new analysis

  • Managing data

Note

Consult your administrator before changing your AWS Region. Your default AWS Region is configured by your Amazon QuickSight administrator. Changing the AWS Region changes where your work is stored.

Dashboard interface showing various analysis tiles with charts, graphs, and data visualizations.
Viewing videos

  • To view videos about Amazon QuickSight, choose your user name at the upper-right of any page, and then choose Tutorial videos. Choose a video to play it.

    Tutorial videos grid showing various QuickSight topics such as creating visuals and connecting to data sources.
Accessing user profiles

  • To access the user profile menu, choose your user icon at the upper right of any page in Amazon QuickSight. Use this menu to manage Amazon QuickSight features, visit the community, send product feedback, choose a language, get help from the documentation, or sign out of Amazon QuickSight.

    User profile menu options including account management, language, location, and help resources.

    The following options are available from the user profile menu:

    • Manage QuickSight – If you have appropriate permissions, you can access administrative functions such as managing users, subscriptions, SPICE capacity, and account settings.

    • Community – Choose this option to visit the Amazon QuickSight online community.

    • Send feedback – This is your direct connection to the product team. Use this simple form to report problems, request features, or tell us how you are using Amazon QuickSight.

    • What's new – Find out what new features are available in Amazon QuickSight.

    • Language setting – Choose the language you want to use in the Amazon QuickSight user interface.

    • Region setting – Choose the AWS Region that you want to work in.

      Note

      Consult your administrator before changing your AWS Region. Your default AWS Region is configured by your Amazon QuickSight administrator. Changing the AWS Region changes where your work is stored.

    • Tutorial videos – This will open the Tutorial videos page where you can watch videos about Amazon QuickSight.

    • Help – This will open the official AWS documentation, which you can view online, in Kindle, or as a PDF.

    • Sign out – Choose this option to sign out of Amazon QuickSight and your AWS session.

    The following options are available from the user profile menu:

    • Manage QuickSight – If you have appropriate permissions, you can access administrative functions such as managing users, subscriptions, SPICE capacity, and account settings.

    • Community – Choose this option to visit the Amazon QuickSight online community.

    • Send feedback – This is your direct connection to the product team. Use this simple form to report problems, request features, or tell us how you are using Amazon QuickSight.

    • What's new – Find out what new features are available in Amazon QuickSight.

    • Language setting – Choose the language you want to use in the Amazon QuickSight user interface.

    • Region setting – Choose the AWS Region that you want to work in.

      Note

      Consult your administrator before changing your AWS Region. Your default AWS Region is configured by your Amazon QuickSight administrator. Changing the AWS Region changes where your work is stored.

    • Tutorial videos – This will open the Tutorial videos page where you can watch videos about Amazon QuickSight.

    • Help – This will open the official AWS documentation, which you can view online, in Kindle, or as a PDF.

    • Sign out – Choose this option to sign out of Amazon QuickSight and your AWS session.

Viewing dashboards and analyses

  1. To see available dashboards, choose Dashboards at left. Choose any dashboard on the page to open it.

    To see available analyses, choose Analyses at left. This is the default page when Amazon QuickSight opens. Choose any analysis to open it.

    Dashboard interface showing various analysis tiles with charts, graphs, and data visualizations.

  2. To see your list of favorite dashboards and analyses, choose Favorites. You can add items to your favorites by selecting the star near the title of the dashboard or analysis, so that the star is filled in. Clear the star to remove the item from your favorites.