diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index daf1306987..66d42f681b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   1. [#1095](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1095): Add new auth duration CLI option; add client heartbeat
   1. [#1168](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issue/1168): Expand support for --basepath on some load balancers
   1. [#1207](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1207): Add support for custom OAuth2 providers
+  1. [#1212](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issue/1212): Add query templates and loading animation to the RawQueryEditor
   1. [#1221](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issue/1221): More sensical Cell and Dashboard defaults
 
 ### UI Improvements
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
   1. [#1187](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1187): Replace Kill Query confirmation modal with ConfirmButtons
   1. [#1185](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1185): Alphabetically sort Admin Database Page
   1. [#1199](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1199): Move Rename Cell functionality to ContextMenu dropdown
+  1. [#1222](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1222): Isolate cell repositioning to just those affected by adding a new cell
 
 ## v1.2.0-beta7 [2017-03-28]
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/chronograf.go b/chronograf.go
index 33ab74f204..ecc1ea40c0 100644
--- a/chronograf.go
+++ b/chronograf.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ type Dashboard struct {
 
 // DashboardCell holds visual and query information for a cell
 type DashboardCell struct {
-	ID      string           `json:"-"`
+	ID      string           `json:"i"`
 	X       int32            `json:"x"`
 	Y       int32            `json:"y"`
 	W       int32            `json:"w"`
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/CellEditorOverlay.js b/ui/src/dashboards/components/CellEditorOverlay.js
index ce9c7a3e50..b0bd5a47f9 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/CellEditorOverlay.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/CellEditorOverlay.js
@@ -117,21 +117,23 @@ class CellEditorOverlay extends Component {
             cellName={cellWorkingName}
           />
           <ResizeBottom>
-            <OverlayControls
-              selectedGraphType={cellWorkingType}
-              onSelectGraphType={this.handleSelectGraphType}
-              onCancel={onCancel}
-              onSave={this.handleSaveCell}
-            />
-            <QueryBuilder
-              queries={queriesWorkingDraft}
-              actions={queryActions}
-              autoRefresh={autoRefresh}
-              timeRange={timeRange}
-              setActiveQueryIndex={this.handleSetActiveQueryIndex}
-              onDeleteQuery={this.handleDeleteQuery}
-              activeQueryIndex={activeQueryIndex}
-            />
+            <div>
+              <OverlayControls
+                selectedGraphType={cellWorkingType}
+                onSelectGraphType={this.handleSelectGraphType}
+                onCancel={onCancel}
+                onSave={this.handleSaveCell}
+              />
+              <QueryBuilder
+                queries={queriesWorkingDraft}
+                actions={queryActions}
+                autoRefresh={autoRefresh}
+                timeRange={timeRange}
+                setActiveQueryIndex={this.handleSetActiveQueryIndex}
+                onDeleteQuery={this.handleDeleteQuery}
+                activeQueryIndex={activeQueryIndex}
+              />
+            </div>
           </ResizeBottom>
         </ResizeContainer>
       </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/Dashboard.js b/ui/src/dashboards/components/Dashboard.js
index fe9640616a..0a06ea8330 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/Dashboard.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/Dashboard.js
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ const Dashboard = ({
 }
 
 Dashboard.renderDashboard = (dashboard, autoRefresh, timeRange, source, onPositionChange, onEditCell, onRenameCell, onUpdateCell, onDeleteCell, onSummonOverlayTechnologies) => {
-  const cells = dashboard.cells.map((cell, i) => {
-    i = `${i}`
-    const dashboardCell = {...cell, i}
+  const cells = dashboard.cells.map((cell) => {
+    const dashboardCell = {...cell}
     dashboardCell.queries = dashboardCell.queries.map(({label, query, queryConfig, db}) =>
       ({
         label,
diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.js b/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.js
index 7266679416..95d7a6c992 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const DashboardPage = React.createClass({
 
   handleUpdateDashboardCell(newCell) {
     return () => {
-      this.props.dashboardActions.editDashboardCell(newCell.x, newCell.y, false)
+      this.props.dashboardActions.editDashboardCell(this.getActiveDashboard(), newCell.x, newCell.y, false)
       this.props.dashboardActions.putDashboard(this.getActiveDashboard())
     }
   },
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/QueryEditor.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/QueryEditor.js
index c8c81d7815..23a063b636 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/QueryEditor.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/QueryEditor.js
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ const QueryEditor = React.createClass({
     }).isRequired,
   },
 
-  getInitialState() {
-    return {
-      database: null,
-      measurement: null,
-    }
-  },
-
   handleChooseNamespace(namespace) {
     this.props.actions.chooseNamespace(this.props.query.id, namespace)
   },
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/RawQueryEditor.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/RawQueryEditor.js
index 41e9398162..2f960ab3bf 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/RawQueryEditor.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/RawQueryEditor.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import React, {PropTypes} from 'react'
 import classNames from 'classnames'
+import Dropdown from 'src/shared/components/Dropdown'
+import LoadingDots from 'src/shared/components/LoadingDots'
+import {QUERY_TEMPLATES} from 'src/data_explorer/constants'
 
 const ENTER = 13
 const ESCAPE = 27
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ const RawQueryEditor = React.createClass({
     this.props.onUpdate(this.state.value)
   },
 
+  handleChooseTemplate(template) {
+    this.setState({value: template.query})
+  },
+
   render() {
     const {query: {rawStatus}} = this.props
     const {value} = this.state
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ const RawQueryEditor = React.createClass({
           spellCheck="false"
         />
         {this.renderStatus(rawStatus)}
+        <Dropdown items={QUERY_TEMPLATES} selected={'Query Templates'} onChoose={this.handleChooseTemplate} className="query-template"/>
       </div>
     )
   },
@@ -74,6 +82,14 @@ const RawQueryEditor = React.createClass({
       )
     }
 
+    if (rawStatus.loading) {
+      return (
+        <div className="raw-text--status">
+          <LoadingDots />
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
     return (
       <div className={classNames("raw-text--status", {"raw-text--error": rawStatus.error, "raw-text--success": rawStatus.success, "raw-text--warning": rawStatus.warn})}>
         <span className={classNames("icon", {stop: rawStatus.error, checkmark: rawStatus.success, "alert-triangle": rawStatus.warn})}></span>
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Table.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Table.js
index 220d9be0f7..3888b3cc27 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Table.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Table.js
@@ -82,12 +82,15 @@ const ChronoTable = React.createClass({
       return
     }
 
-    this.setState({isLoading: true})
     const {onEditRawStatus} = this.props
+
+    onEditRawStatus(query.id, {loading: true})
+    this.setState({isLoading: true})
     // second param is db, we want to leave this blank
     try {
       const {data} = await fetchTimeSeries(query.host, undefined, query.text)
       this.setState({isLoading: false})
+      onEditRawStatus(query.id, {loading: false})
 
       const results = _.get(data, ['results', '0'], false)
       if (!results) {
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Visualization.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Visualization.js
index 353b4e9aa8..5dac2526c4 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Visualization.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/components/Visualization.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const Visualization = React.createClass({
     activeQueryIndex: number,
     height: string,
     heightPixels: number,
-    onEditRawStatus: func.isRequired,
+    onEditRawStatus: func,
   },
 
   contextTypes: {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const Visualization = React.createClass({
 
   renderTable(query, heightPixels, onEditRawStatus) {
     if (!query) {
-      return <div className="generic-empty-state">Enter your query below</div>
+      return <div className="generic-empty-state">Enter your query above</div>
     }
 
     return <Table query={query} height={heightPixels} onEditRawStatus={onEditRawStatus} />
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.js
index 4b410dccb6..f977c0fc30 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/constants/index.js
@@ -10,3 +10,23 @@ export const INFLUXQL_FUNCTIONS = [
   'spread',
   'stddev',
 ]
+
+export const QUERY_TEMPLATES = [
+  {text: 'Show Databases', query: 'SHOW DATABASES'},
+  {text: 'Create Database', query: 'CREATE DATABASE "db_name"'},
+  {text: 'Drop Database', query: 'DROP DATABASE "db_name"'},
+  {text: 'Show Measurements', query: 'SHOW MEASUREMENTS ON "db_name"'},
+  {text: 'Show Tag Keys', query: 'SHOW TAG KEYS ON "db_name" FROM "measurement_name"'},
+  {text: 'Show Tag Values', query: 'SHOW TAG VALUES ON "db_name" FROM "measurement_name" WITH KEY = "tag_key"'},
+  {text: 'Show Retention Policies', query: 'SHOW RETENTION POLICIES on "db_name"'},
+  {text: 'Create Retention Policy', query: 'CREATE RETENTION POLICY "rp_name" ON "db_name" DURATION 30d REPLICATION 1 DEFAULT'},
+  {text: 'Drop Retention Policy', query: 'DROP RETENTION POLICY "rp_name" ON "db_name"'},
+  {text: 'Create Continuous Query', query: 'CREATE CONTINUOUS QUERY "cq_name" ON "db_name" BEGIN SELECT min("field") INTO "target_measurement" FROM "current_measurement" GROUP BY time(30m) END'},
+  {text: 'Drop Continuous Query', query: 'DROP CONTINUOUS QUERY "cq_name" ON "db_name"'},
+  {text: 'Show Users', query: 'SHOW USERS'},
+  {text: 'Create User', query: `CREATE USER "username" WITH PASSWORD 'password'`},
+  {text: 'Create Admin User', query: `CREATE USER "username" WITH PASSWORD 'password' WITH ALL PRIVILEGES`},
+  {text: 'Drop User', query: 'DROP USER "username"'},
+  {text: 'Show Stats', query: 'SHOW STATS'},
+  {text: 'Show Diagnostics', query: 'SHOW DIAGNOSTICS'},
+]
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js
index 2b694f269c..51e58f8c15 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js
@@ -83,22 +83,22 @@ const DataExplorer = React.createClass({
           timeRange={timeRange}
         />
         <ResizeContainer>
-          <Visualization
+          <QueryBuilder
+            queries={queryConfigs}
+            actions={queryConfigActions}
             autoRefresh={autoRefresh}
             timeRange={timeRange}
-            queryConfigs={queryConfigs}
+            setActiveQueryIndex={this.handleSetActiveQueryIndex}
+            onDeleteQuery={this.handleDeleteQuery}
             activeQueryIndex={activeQueryIndex}
-            onEditRawStatus={queryConfigActions.editRawQueryStatus}
           />
           <ResizeBottom>
-            <QueryBuilder
-              queries={queryConfigs}
-              actions={queryConfigActions}
+            <Visualization
               autoRefresh={autoRefresh}
               timeRange={timeRange}
-              setActiveQueryIndex={this.handleSetActiveQueryIndex}
-              onDeleteQuery={this.handleDeleteQuery}
+              queryConfigs={queryConfigs}
               activeQueryIndex={activeQueryIndex}
+              onEditRawStatus={queryConfigActions.editRawQueryStatus}
             />
           </ResizeBottom>
         </ResizeContainer>
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/Dygraph.js b/ui/src/shared/components/Dygraph.js
index 2d391a76b1..70cfec9347 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/Dygraph.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/Dygraph.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
       value: string,
       rangeValue: string,
     }),
+    legendOnBottom: bool,
   },
 
   getDefaultProps() {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
       containerStyle: {},
       isGraphFilled: true,
       overrideLineColors: null,
+      legendOnBottom: false,
     }
   },
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
   componentDidMount() {
     const timeSeries = this.getTimeSeries()
     // dygraphSeries is a legend label and its corresponding y-axis e.g. {legendLabel1: 'y', legendLabel2: 'y2'};
-    const {ranges, dygraphSeries, ruleValues} = this.props
+    const {ranges, dygraphSeries, ruleValues, legendOnBottom} = this.props
 
     const refs = this.refs
     const graphContainerNode = refs.graphContainer
@@ -122,7 +124,12 @@ export default React.createClass({
         }
 
         legendContainerNode.style.left = `${legendLeft}px`
-        legendContainerNode.style.top = `${legendTop}px`
+        if (legendOnBottom) {
+          legendContainerNode.style.bottom = `4px`
+        } else {
+          legendContainerNode.style.top = `${legendTop}px`
+        }
+
         setMarker(points)
       },
       unhighlightCallback() {
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/LineGraph.js b/ui/src/shared/components/LineGraph.js
index 3cd3f9dad6..390ceabde8 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/LineGraph.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/LineGraph.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
   },
 
   render() {
-    const {data, ranges, isFetchingInitially, isRefreshing, isGraphFilled, overrideLineColors, title, underlayCallback, queries, showSingleStat, displayOptions, ruleValues} = this.props
+    const {data, ranges, isFetchingInitially, isRefreshing, isGraphFilled, overrideLineColors, title, underlayCallback, queries, showSingleStat, displayOptions, ruleValues, isInDataExplorer} = this.props
     const {labels, timeSeries, dygraphSeries} = this._timeSeries
 
     // If data for this graph is being fetched for the first time, show a graph-wide spinner.
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
           dygraphSeries={dygraphSeries}
           ranges={ranges || this.getRanges()}
           ruleValues={ruleValues}
+          legendOnBottom={isInDataExplorer}
         />
         {showSingleStat ? <div className="graph-single-stat single-stat">{roundedValue}</div> : null}
       </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/LoadingDots.js b/ui/src/shared/components/LoadingDots.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0d62b0408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/LoadingDots.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react'
+
+const LoadingDots = ({className}) => (
+  <div className={`loading-dots ${className}`}>
+    <div></div>
+    <div></div>
+    <div></div>
+  </div>
+)
+
+const {
+  string,
+} = PropTypes
+
+LoadingDots.propTypes = {
+  className: string,
+}
+
+export default LoadingDots
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/ResizeContainer.js b/ui/src/shared/components/ResizeContainer.js
index 8b89905f91..e8a6715235 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/ResizeContainer.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/ResizeContainer.js
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ const ResizeContainer = React.createClass({
       return
     }
 
-    this.setState({topHeight: `${(newTopPanelPercent)}%`, bottomHeight: `${(newBottomPanelPercent)}%`, topHeightPixels})
+    this.setState({
+      topHeight: `${(newTopPanelPercent)}%`,
+      bottomHeight: `${(newBottomPanelPercent)}%`,
+      topHeightPixels,
+      bottomHeightPixels,
+    })
   },
 
   renderHandle() {
@@ -70,9 +75,13 @@ const ResizeContainer = React.createClass({
   },
 
   render() {
-    const {topHeight, topHeightPixels, bottomHeight} = this.state
+    const {
+      topHeight,
+      topHeightPixels,
+      bottomHeightPixels,
+    } = this.state
     const top = React.cloneElement(this.props.children[0], {height: topHeight, heightPixels: topHeightPixels})
-    const bottom = React.cloneElement(this.props.children[1], {height: bottomHeight})
+    const bottom = React.cloneElement(this.props.children[1], {height: `${bottomHeightPixels}px`})
     return (
       <div className="resize-container page-contents" onMouseLeave={this.handleMouseLeave} onMouseUp={this.handleStopDrag} onMouseMove={this.handleDrag} ref="resizeContainer" >
         {top}
@@ -83,17 +92,21 @@ const ResizeContainer = React.createClass({
   },
 })
 
-const ResizeBottom = (props) => (
-  <div className="resize-bottom" style={{height: props.height}}>
-    {props.children}
-  </div>
-)
+export const ResizeBottom = ({
+  height,
+  children,
+}) => {
+  const child = React.cloneElement(children, {height})
+  return (
+    <div className="resize-bottom" style={{height}}>
+      {child}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
 
 ResizeBottom.propTypes = {
   children: node.isRequired,
   height: string,
 }
 
-export {ResizeBottom}
-
 export default ResizeContainer
diff --git a/ui/src/style/components/resizer.scss b/ui/src/style/components/resizer.scss
index 74fc73ea36..077b1aa85e 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/components/resizer.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/components/resizer.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $resizer-color-active: $c-pool;
   z-index: 2;
   user-select: none;
   -webkit-user-select: none;
-  position: relative;
+  position: absolute;
 
   // Psuedo element for handle
   &:before {
diff --git a/ui/src/style/pages/dashboards.scss b/ui/src/style/pages/dashboards.scss
index ae500071e2..46cc66094b 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/pages/dashboards.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/pages/dashboards.scss
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ $dash-graph-options-arrow: 8px;
   left: 0;
 }
 .dash-graph--container {
-  z-index: 0;
   user-select: none !important;
   -o-user-select: none !important;
   -moz-user-select: none !important;
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ $dash-graph-options-arrow: 8px;
   }
 }
 .dash-graph--heading {
-  z-index: 0;
   user-select: none !important;
   -o-user-select: none !important;
   -moz-user-select: none !important;
@@ -370,11 +368,6 @@ $overlay-bg: rgba($c-pool, 0.7);
     border: 0;
     border-radius: $radius;
     @include gradient-h($g3-castle,$overlay-controls-bg);
-
-    /* Hack for making the adjacent query builder have less margin on top */
-    & + .query-builder {
-      margin-top: 2px;
-    }
   }
   .overlay-controls--right {
     display: flex;
@@ -444,3 +437,13 @@ $overlay-bg: rgba($c-pool, 0.7);
   height: calc(100% - #{$dash-graph-heading});
   top: $dash-graph-heading;
 }
+.overlay-technology .query-builder {
+  flex: 1 0 0;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+}
+.overlay-technology .query-builder--tabs,
+.overlay-technology .query-builder--tab-contents,
+.overlay-technology .qeditor--empty {
+  margin: 0;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/font-scale.scss b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/font-scale.scss
index 9ebf9a387e..5575dd04a3 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/font-scale.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/font-scale.scss
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ $breakpoint-c: 2100px;
     .query-builder--tabs {
       width: 320px;
     }
+    .query-builder--tab-label {
+      width: (320px - 8px - 16px - 16px);
+    }
     .qeditor--list-item,
     .query-builder--tab-label {
       font-size: 15px;
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ $breakpoint-c: 2100px;
       letter-spacing: 0.3px;
     }
     .query-builder--tab-label {
+      width: (373px - 8px - 16px - 16px);
       font-size: 16px;
     }
     .query-builder--tab {
diff --git a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-builder.scss b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-builder.scss
index 7a59d46995..334bab52d2 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-builder.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-builder.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+/* Variables */
+$query-builder-tabs-width: 210px;
+
+
 .query-builder {
   position: relative;
-  flex: 1 0 0;
-  margin: 16px 0;
   width: calc(100% - #{($explorer-page-padding * 2)});
   left: $explorer-page-padding;
   border: 0;
@@ -12,11 +14,12 @@
 
 // Tabs
 .query-builder--tabs {
+  margin: 16px 0;
   display: flex;
-  width: 250px;
+  width: $query-builder-tabs-width;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: stretch;
-  @include gradient-v($g3-castle,$g1-raven);
+  background-color: $g3-castle;
   border-radius: $radius 0 0 $radius;
 }
 .query-builder--tabs-heading {
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@
   font-weight: 600;
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
-  width: 90%;
+  width: ($query-builder-tabs-width - 8px - 16px - 16px);
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   @include no-user-select();
 }
@@ -145,7 +148,8 @@ $query-builder--preview-height: 60px;
 $query-builder--column-heading-height: 50px;
 
 .query-builder--tab-contents {
-  width: 100%;
+  flex: 1 0 0;
+  margin: 16px 0;
   background-color: $g4-onyx;
   border-radius: 0 $radius $radius 0;
   overflow: hidden;
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ $query-builder--column-heading-height: 50px;
     background-color: $g4-onyx;
   }
   .qeditor--empty {
+    width: 100%;
     margin-top: 0;
     height: calc(100% - #{$query-builder--column-heading-height});
     position: absolute;
diff --git a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-editor.scss b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-editor.scss
index 0f1e9ef61e..0393608b0a 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-editor.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/query-editor.scss
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
 .qeditor--empty {
   text-align: center;
   color: $g10-wolf;
-  width: 100%;
+  flex: 1 0 0;
+  margin: 16px 0;
   padding: 0;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/raw-text.scss b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/raw-text.scss
index 2899bc42e2..1c86d949e0 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/raw-text.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/raw-text.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 }
 
 $raw-text-color: $c-pool;
-$raw-text-height: 38px;
+$raw-text-height: 42px;
 
 .raw-text--field {
   @include custom-scrollbar($g2-kevlar, $raw-text-color);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $raw-text-height: 38px;
 }
 .raw-text--status {
   width: 100%;
-  height: ($query-builder--preview-height - 2px - $raw-text-height);
+  height: ($query-builder--preview-height - $raw-text-height);
   line-height: 12px;
   font-size: 12px;
   background-color: $g2-kevlar;
@@ -108,4 +108,13 @@ $raw-text-height: 38px;
   &.raw-text--success {
     color: $c-rainforest;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.dropdown.query-template {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 8px;
+  right: 7px;
+  .dropdown-toggle {
+    width: 135px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/visualization.scss b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/visualization.scss
index e6c6a58e5d..c7719677cc 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/visualization.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/pages/data-explorer/visualization.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
   width: calc(100% - #{($explorer-page-padding * 2)});
   left: $explorer-page-padding;
 }
+/* Special rule for when the graph is in the bottom of resizer */
+.resize-bottom .graph {
+  height: 100%;
+}
 .graph-heading {
   position: relative;
   top: $de-vertical-margin;
diff --git a/ui/src/style/unsorted.scss b/ui/src/style/unsorted.scss
index 473831de78..e9de6eea6b 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/unsorted.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/unsorted.scss
@@ -90,3 +90,31 @@
     margin-bottom: 11px;
   }
 }
+
+/*
+    Loading Dots
+    ----------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+.loading-dots {
+  position: absolute;
+  transform: translate(0,0);
+  transform: translateX(50%);
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 18px;
+
+  div {
+    width: 4px;
+    height: 4px;
+    background-color: $g6-smoke;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
+  }
+
+  div:nth-child(1) {left: 0; animation: refreshingSpinnerA 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1) infinite;}
+  div:nth-child(2) {left: 50%; animation: refreshingSpinnerB 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1) infinite;}
+  div:nth-child(3) {left: 100%; animation: refreshingSpinnerC 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1) infinite;}
+}
+