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I cannot see how to do something which seems simple. I added a view to a base. It is shown as a list of images. I want a list of strings, like a list of names. I can change the appearance of an entire Base, but how do I change the display style of just one view?
I would expect, somewhere, to see a list of view display types that I can choose from. This list would include "image list", "bulleted list", and others. How do I get to the place I can edit this?
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Hi Raykiddy,
right now there are only two display options for views: gallery and list. Gallery displays the images associated with the topics, and list shows them, as you might guess, as a list. You can choose which option you want by clicking Edit View, then select Gallery or List next to View As.
With either view you also have the option of what properties you want to display. After clicking Edit view you can remove properties from a view by clicking the X next to the property name, or you can add properties by selecting them from the More Info column. For example, if you look at my Guns 'N' Roses base (http://gunsnroses.freebase.com) you'll see that for the Members of view I chose to display only the band member names and their pictures.
The help topics Using the Filter View and Creating Views for a Base both have information about how to edit views, though Using the Filter View goes into more detail.
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I have looked for the 'View As' selector. I am sorry, but I am not seeing it. I took some screen shots of the windows as I see them. Can you tell me on which pic and where I will see this? Thanks.
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Ah right, yeah, you can't change it there. Only when you click through to the view page can you choose whether to go with a list or a gallery.
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