# Setting fields as a dimensions or measures


In the **Field list** pane, dimension fields have blue icons and measure fields have green icons. *Dimensions* are text or date fields that can be items, like products, or attributes that are related to measures. You can use dimensions to partition these items or attributes, like sales date for sales figures. *Measures* are numeric values that you use for measurement, comparison, and aggregation. 

In some cases, Quick Sight interprets a field as a measure that you want to use it as a dimension (or the other way around). If so, you can change the setting for that field.

Changing a field's measure or dimension setting changes it for all visuals in the analysis that use that dataset. However, it doesn't change it in the dataset itself.

## Changing a field's dimension or measure setting


Use the following procedure to change a field's dimension or measure setting

**To change a field's dimension or measure setting**

1. In the **Field list** pane, hover over the field that you want to change.

1. Choose the selector icon to the right of the field name, and then choose **Convert to dimension** or **Convert to measure** as appropriate.