Using Trends' powerful search feature is straightforward and accessible to anyone. In the search bar, simply type what you want to explore. For example, you might type: "revenue midwest sales rep". When you search, Trends returns a set of results, which we call a chart.

As you become more comfortable with Trends' search capabilities, you'll be able to perform more complex searches and get richer insights from your data. Before starting a new Trends search, here are a few basic things you should understand.

You've likely seen a search bar like this before:

Click in the box and start typing. As you begin to type, Trends will suggest search terms. Type at a comfortable pace and use the suggestions to help you quickly find what you're looking for.

After you press Enter on your keyboard or select Go to the right of the search bar, you will see an answer displayed as a chart or a table. It’s important to understand that search in Trends works more like an Amazon search than a conversational chat. For instance, instead of typing:

You would type:

Consider a search engine like Google. You wouldn’t type in:

You would type:

This is how search works in Trends. You can use helper words like "what," "find," and "when," but you can also leave them out, and the search will still return the same chart.

The search relies on the tables within your data. Tables consist of rows and columns, similar to spreadsheets. Therefore, you can build a search query by typing any of the following:

A chart is the result of a single search. You can save a chart by pinning it if you want to work on it later or keep it for your personal use. You can also share a chart with other users. The charts tab is where you can view and edit your pinned search results. To pin a chart, select the three dots menu in the top right corner of your chart and click Pin.