Annotations are feature introduced into Google Analytics in early 2010. They allow a webmaster to mark up specific dates on their Analytics page to mark when certain events took place. For example, if you do a site redesign and want to see how traffic patterns look before and after that change you can use the annotations feature to help you remember the date you completed your site redesign.
Edit Steps
- 1Open Google Analytics. Press the tab under monthly traffic chart. See photo.
Press tab under chart - 2Press create new annotation in the lower right corner.
Press create new annotation - 3Enter the date and write the description of the item. Select your visibility preference. Press save. Your annotation and your user name will now be visible next time this page is viewed.
Describe event and save
Edit Video
| An overview from the Google Analytics team on how annotations works. |
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Last edited:
August 11, 2011 by Maluniu
Categories:
Google Analytics
Recent edits by: Samantha, Teresa, Jack Herrick (see all)
