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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
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