Google Ads Editor provides several ways to filter information in the account tree, type list and data view.
Search
- Use the Search box above the data view to perform simple word or number searches within your account or a specific campaign or ad group. When you enter a search term, the data view will automatically only show the items that match your search. To search for multiple terms, type each one on a separate line.
- Use advanced search to find items that meet specific criteria.
Bear in mind: Starting with Google Ads Editor 1.6, you can perform exact searches by enclosing the search string in quotes or by clicking Tools > Settings > Download and display > Use exact search in search box.
Account tree filters
The account tree (to the left of the data view) will normally show all campaigns that have been downloaded from Google Ads, but filters make it easier to find specific ones.
Click the drop-down menu button to the right of the 'Campaigns' heading, then choose to filter by type of campaign, status of the campaign or ad group (or any combination of these).
Type list filters
You can filter the type list by any combination of types, such as keywords, topics and assets. Here’s how:
- Click the drop-down menu button to the right of the 'Manage' header.
- Under the 'Custom' menu item, choose the types that you want to see. All types are displayed automatically unless you turn them off through the custom filter.
- To keep the type list tidy, you may also want to click Hide empty types in the drop-down menu, which will hide all types that don’t currently match any of your ads.
Custom views in the data view
Click the search menu icon 
Available custom views
| Custom view | Description |
|---|---|
| All unposted changes | Displays the changes that you've made in Google Ads Editor and haven't yet posted to Google Ads. |
| New items | Displays all recently created items. |
| Edited items | See all of the items that have been changed since the last changes were posted. |
| Account updates only | After you've downloaded recent changes, this option will display the downloaded changes. |
| Account updates with unposted changes only | See items in the account that have both downloaded changes and unposted changes. For example, this view would include a text ad that has a locally edited final URL and a newly downloaded headline. |
| Proposed changes | When you import a Google Ads Editor share file, use this option to display items that have proposed changes. |
| Unposted changes with proposed changes only | Use this option to see if proposed changes overlap with your unposted changes. |
| Items with errors or warnings | This option displays all of those items with either errors or warnings. |
| Items with errors | See items with errors. Errors prevent changes from being posted correctly. |
| Items with warnings | See items with warnings. Warnings might require additional review before they can be posted correctly. |
| Items requiring exception requests | See items that require exception requests. |
| Items with comments | View your own comments or comments imported in an Ads Editor Share file. |
| Show ads with selected images | First select one or more image ads on the Image ads tab, then choose this option from the 'Tools' menu to only view ads that have the same images as your selected ads. |
Related links
- Use labels to filter your ads.
- Find out how to adjust or sort the data view.