Set Views in Discussion Boards

Hi,
Is there a way to define a different default view in discussion - one for discussion and one for the top lvel view?
keren tsur

Hi Keren,
You should be able to create the view based on the existing view or create a new view, else you can use SharePoint designer to customize / create a view.
here is a screenprint to start with -
Hope this helps!
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