Vertically display list items in a webpart

Question

I previously added a webpart that displayed information in a vertical fashion by selecting the Newsletter style. However, whenever I try to duplicate this on another page, all the date displays horizontially. Please note I am not allowed to use Designer
to solve this.
1. Is there a reason that I would not be able to duplicate this?
2. If I cannot duplicate this, is there any other way, outside of Designer, to have a list display vertically?
I am pulling my hair out as it has worked in the past and now I cannot duplicate it. Thanks for any help you can provide!

Answer 1

Have you tried the Pane or Boxed views?  I believe that these render list items vertically.
If these end up being insufficient, than you'd need to look at dataviews, xslt views or customised Content Query Web Parts (CQWP).
One solution involving a CQWP is to add the code below to the bottom of the ItemStyle.xsl in the Styles Gallery on your root site.  You then link the CQWP to your list and you'll see a view called PageBlocksWithoutDescription.
Credit to Suresh from
this thread for the original solution
<xsl:template name="PageBlocksWithoutDescription" match="Row[@Style='PageBlocksWithoutDescription']" mode="itemstyle">
<xsl:variable name="SafeImageUrl">
<xsl:call-template name="OuterTemplate.GetSafeStaticUrl">
<xsl:with-param name="UrlColumnName" select="'PublishingPageImage'"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="SafeLinkUrl">
<xsl:call-template name="OuterTemplate.GetSafeLink">
<xsl:with-param name="UrlColumnName" select="'LinkUrl'"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="DisplayTitle">
<xsl:call-template name="OuterTemplate.GetTitle">
<xsl:with-param name="Title" select="@Title"/>
<xsl:with-param name="UrlColumnName" select="'LinkUrl'"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="LinkTarget">
<xsl:if test="@OpenInNewWindow = 'True'" >_blank</xsl:if>
</xsl:variable>
<div>
<ul style=" width:1000px;">
<a href="{@BlockUrl}">
<li style="background-color: #F99E2E;color: #FFF;display: inline-table;font-family: Verdana;font-size: 13px;height: 130px;list-style: none outside none;padding: 10px 15px 5px 17px;width: 269px;margin:0px 3px 12px 8px;display:inline-block;float:left;">
<div style=" font-family:Segoe UI Semibold; font-size: 16px;text-transform:uppercase">
<xsl:value-of select="$DisplayTitle"/>
</div>
</li>
</a>
</ul>
</div>
</xsl:template>
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