If you use Lark Base to manage your data, the dashboard is where that data comes to life. A well-built dashboard turns rows and columns into clear, visual insights — helping your team spot trends, monitor operations, and make better decisions at a glance.
But many users only scratch the surface of what Lark Base dashboards can do. Beyond basic charts, there’s a powerful set of features for deeper analysis and more polished presentation that often go unnoticed.
This guide highlights seven dashboard features worth exploring. Whether you’re new to Lark Base or just want to level up your dashboards, these tools will help you build clearer, more professional, and more insightful views of your data.
More Advanced Data Analysis
The first four features focus on helping you dig deeper into your data and surface the insights that matter most.
Feature 1: Slicers
Slicers add interactive filter controls directly to your dashboard, letting you instantly filter data across different dimensions to sharpen your analytical focus and speed up decision-making.
Instead of building separate charts for every scenario, you add a slicer and let viewers filter on the fly. For example, a sales manager can click a specific location to view its performance and identify high-potential categories. Meanwhile, an operations manager can select an individual category to analyse its impact on user retention trends and find optimisation opportunities.
Feature 2: TopN
The TopN feature ranks and retains the top entries in a specified order, highlighting key information while blocking long-tail noise. This improves analytical precision and speeds up decision-making.
Rather than cluttering a chart with every single data point, TopN shows only what matters most. For example, sales analysts can use the feature to see only the top 10 provinces by sales volume, quickly identifying the most competitive categories. Operations specialists can filter the top 20 most active user groups to analyse their behaviour patterns and refine strategies.
Feature 3: Pivot Tables
Pivot tables let you categorise and summarise data by simply dragging and dropping fields, making it easy to view your data across different dimensions. The tables can then be used to create charts or added to workflows.
The best part: no complex formulas required. For example, a sales manager can analyse regional sales performance across categories — without writing a single formula — to identify high-potential products and make the necessary adjustments to inventory.
Feature 4: Row and Column Switching
Sometimes the same data tells a different story depending on how it’s arranged. With row and column switching, you can swap the data between rows and columns with one click to change how it’s plotted on the chart.
For example, a sales analyst can switch from “Regional sales by category” to “Category sales by region” to quickly identify regions that require more strategic focus. It’s a small toggle that unlocks a completely different perspective on the same dataset.
New Layout Options and Presentation
The next three features focus on making your dashboards more efficient to build and more professional to present.
Feature 5: The Upgraded Editor
The dashboard editor supports fine block arrangements and flexible drag-and-drop resizing, giving you precise control over your layout.
For example, a single row can accommodate eight metric cards evenly, improving the overall presentation and making key information easy to scan and digest at a glance. This kind of clean, organised layout is what separates a dashboard people actually use from one they ignore.
Feature 6: Real-Time Configuration Panel
The configuration panel is What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG), allowing you to preview effects in real time as you configure.
For example, when you select a chart option or style, you can preview the effects immediately — without repeatedly saving and checking. This makes the whole configuration process more intuitive and efficient, so you spend less time fiddling and more time analysing.
Feature 7: Themes
A diverse set of themes is available to meet a range of needs, from formal business presentations to casual team reporting.
Each theme instantly restyles your entire dashboard with a coordinated colour palette and visual feel. For example, the Minimalist theme works well for executive reports where you want to highlight key data points without distraction. Other themes suit different moods and audiences, from clean and fresh to bold and vibrant.
How These Features Work Together
The real power comes from combining these features. Imagine a sales dashboard that:
- Uses slicers so each regional manager can filter to their own area
- Applies TopN to highlight the top-performing products
- Includes a pivot table summarising sales by category and quarter
- Uses row/column switching to view the data from multiple angles
- Is laid out cleanly with the upgraded editor
- Was built quickly thanks to the real-time configuration panel
- Looks polished and on-brand with a consistent theme
That’s the difference between a basic data view and a dashboard your whole team relies on every day.
Tips for Building a Better Dashboard
- Start with the question, not the chart: Ask “What decision should this dashboard help with?” then build the views that answer it.
- Keep it focused: A dashboard trying to show everything shows nothing clearly. Use TopN and slicers to cut the clutter.
- Prioritise the top row: Place your most important metrics where eyes land first.
- Make it interactive: Slicers let viewers self-serve, reducing repeat requests for custom reports.
- Test on mobile: Remember that team members may view the dashboard on their phones, so check how it looks on a smaller screen.
- Keep theming consistent: Using the same theme across related dashboards makes your reporting feel cohesive and professional.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. How do I build a dashboard in Lark Base?
Open your base, add a dashboard, and start adding blocks such as charts, metric cards, pivot tables, and slicers. Use the editor to arrange your layout and the configuration panel to style each block. Dashboards are created on desktop or web.
2. What are slicers in Lark Base dashboards?
Slicers are interactive filter controls you add to a dashboard. They let viewers instantly filter the data by dimensions like category or location, making it easy to explore different views without rebuilding charts.
3. Can Lark Base create pivot tables?
Yes. Lark Base dashboards support drag-and-drop pivot tables that categorise and summarise your data across different dimensions — no formulas required. You can also turn pivot tables into charts or use them in workflows.
4. What is the TopN feature used for?
TopN ranks your data and displays only the top entries you specify — for example, the top 10 products by sales. It removes long-tail noise so you can focus on what matters most.
5. Can I view Lark Base dashboards on mobile?
Yes, the Lark mobile app supports viewing dashboards. However, adding or editing dashboard blocks needs to be done on the desktop or web version.
6. Who can create and edit dashboards in Lark Base?
When advanced permissions are off, users with edit or manage permissions can create and edit dashboards. When advanced permissions are on, only the base owner and users with manage permissions can do so.
7. Can I change the look of my dashboard?
Yes. Lark Base offers a range of themes that restyle your entire dashboard with coordinated colours and visual styles, from minimalist looks for executive reports to bolder themes for team boards.
Start Building Smarter Dashboards
Lark Base dashboards are far more capable than many users realise. With slicers, TopN, pivot tables, and row/column switching, you can analyse your data deeply. With the upgraded editor, real-time configuration panel, and themes, you can present it beautifully.
The best way to learn is to explore. Open a dashboard you already use, try adding a slicer or a TopN filter, and see how much clearer your data becomes. A little experimentation goes a long way toward building dashboards your whole team will rely on.
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