Reuse same view with different settings - where is this screen

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Problem: I would like to reuse the same View in multiple situations with different settings. In the documentation I see a dialog with options for overriding some settings, but I cannot find it on my site.

Solution: The options dialog appears when you insert a View using the Fields and Views button above any editor panel.

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Last updated by davidm-13 6 years, 5 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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July 7, 2018 at 1:01 pm #922040

davidm-13

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I can't find the screen to override settings that the documentation below refers to - am I doing something wrong or is the documentation out of date.
Is there any documentation that you are following?

https://toolset.com/documentation/beyond-the-basics/re-use-the-same-view-with-different-settings/

Can you tell me how to overide settings so I can reuse a view

Thanks
David

July 8, 2018 at 4:16 pm #922183

Christian Cox

The dialog screen shown in this document can be seen when you insert a View shortcode using the Fields and Views button. Place your cursor in a post editor's main content text editor panel, then click the "Fields and Views" button above the text editor. A popup will be shown where you can select from several different options. You can use the search input to find the View you want to display. After you click the name of the View, the dialog screen you mentioned will appear.

If you want to replace an existing View shortcode with an alternate version, delete the old View shortcode first then insert it again using the process I described before.

July 8, 2018 at 7:55 pm #922247

davidm-13

Thanks Christian