How to Use Block Views

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In this article

• What are Block Views?
• Block Views Available
• How to Add New Block View
• Block View Menu
• View Block in Full Screen
• Browse Records in Your Table
• Create a New Record
• Clone Current Record
• Expand and View Current Record in Native Airtable View
• Delete Current Record
• Delete a Block

What are Block Views?

Block Views are used to view and edit your Airtable records in various ways. With a Block View, you can customize what you see in a record.

Each Layout in Amplify can contain as many Block Views as you would like and you can rearrange them in any order.

Block Views Available

Current Record Editor - View or edit data from a single record. Customize the record by displaying or hiding fields.

Linked Record Editor - View or edit data in Linked record field types that are connected to other tables. Customize the record by displaying or hiding fields.

Record Previewer - View content in full-screen from the following field types: attachment, URL, long text, single line text, formula, rollup, and lookup

Google Docs/Sheets/Slides Editor - View and edit Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides directly inside Airtable

Linked Table Viewer - View a list of records from a linked table or view

Text Editor - Write and view your text in plaintext format

Markdown Editor - Write and view your text in Markdown format

HTML Editor - Create and edit your text in HTML format

JSON Editor - Create and edit data in JSON syntax

How to Add New Block View

• First, create a new layout by clicking Create Layout

• Click Add Block View

• Click Add Block below the Block View Type you want to use

To add more Blocks if you already have other Blocks inside a Layout:

• Click the 3 dots menu

• Click the + Add Block icon

Block View Menu

The Block View menu is available on any Block and allows you to:

• Manage Layout - Manage the current layout or any other layout settings
• Delete Block - Delete the Block from your layout
• Add Block - Add a new Block to your layout
• Rename Block Title - Rename the title of your Block
• Set Defaults - Set Default values in any field - (Setup for the Default value is in the Field Settings option)
• Field Settings - Settings to customize the Block View. Review each Block View type for specific options.
• Field Visibility - Choose which fields are displayed in your Block
• Choose a Block View Type to see available settings

To access the settings menu for any Block View:

• Click the menu icon in the top right corner

• Choose your option

View Block in Full Screen

• Click the full screen icon. This will expand the Editor to full screen
• Click the arrow icon to expand to the entire app

Browse Records in Your Table

To browse to the previous or next record in your table:

• Click the previous and next arrows in the app navigation menu

Create a New Record

To create a new record and switch to it:

• Click the Modify Record button directly above the blocks
• Choose Create New Record & Switch to It

Clone Current Record

To clone the current record:

• Click the Modify Record button directly above the blocks
• Choose Clone Current Record & Switch to It

Expand and View Current Record in Native Airtable View

To view the current record in the native Airtable view:

• Click the Modify Record button directly above the blocks
• Choose Expand & View Current Record

Delete Current Record

To delete the current record:

• Click the Modify Record button directly above the blocks
• Choose Delete Current Record
• Click Delete

Delete a Block

To delete a Block from your layout:

• Click the Block menu
• Click Delete Block
• Click Delete

| Learn how to Search Records

| Learn how to Manage Layouts for your Block Views