Have you submitted feedback to us about AdWords? Are you wondering what we're hearing from other advertisers and what we do with the feedback we receive? We take your feedback very seriously, and we'd like to share some of the top issues we've worked to address based on your feedback:
Less horizontal scrolling
When working with certain browsers and monitor resolutions (especially 1024x768), you told us you needed to scroll back and forth in order view data tables and controls. We've now condensed the layout of AdWords pages and width of columns in order to eliminate the need to scroll horizontally. If you're still encountering this issue, please let us know.
If you'd like to further condense the view of your account, remember that you can customize your columns. Try hiding columns that aren't important to you and move other columns around to quickly compare important metrics side-by-side.
Faster load times
One of our most important goals with the new interface was to improve the efficiency of day-to-day campaign management tasks. We've heard from some advertisers that while integrated reports and roll-up tabs help them quickly access and act on important data, the data didn't always load as quickly as they'd hoped.
We've worked to improve the speed of the interface with the latest releases, and hope you can now see a noticeable improvement. However, our work isn't done, and we'll continue to focus on shortening load times with upcoming launches. For the fastest experience, we recommend using the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox 3+, Safari 4, or Internet Explorer 8.
Searching for keywords
We heard many of you are looking for quick ways to search for keywords, ad text, or campaign names within your account. While filtering by text allows you to search and act directly on the data you see, it also used to take a few clicks to set up for the first time. To help you work more quickly, we've added quick text filtering boxes above the table on each tab.
Finding and managing keyword destination URLs
Some of you have told us you're having trouble finding and managing your keyword destination URLs. Here are a few tips:
- If you don't want to see your URLs all the time, you can easily access them for editing by selecting the checkboxes next to individual keywords and clicking the Edit button at the top of the table. You'll see that the keyword URL field opens up automatically for editing.
- If you'd like to view your keyword URLs outside of edit mode, you can use the "Customize columns" menu under the Filter and views menu. Select Destination URL to view this column regularly in any Keywords tab. We're working to make sure these URLs are clickable in the table (another point many of you have raised in your feedback).
We encourage you to stay up-to-date with our latest releases and improvements. We'll keep this page updated with improvements and new features designed to help you get more out of the new interface.
