Set the views to 'Teaser List' in the View Type. If still too long (or too short), change the teaser trim length at /admin/content/node-settings (Administer >> Content >> Post Settings) to the desired length ( I believe it is set to 200 characters by default).
Greg
-----Original Message----- From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Ian Elwood Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:53 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] Views on Homepage
Hi!
I have a two panel homepage, the left panel is drawing from a view and so is the right. www.crocodyl.com
The panels are pulling from 2 separate page views, each is set to display one content type when it is published and promoted to front page.
The problem I am hitting is that the panels are displaying the entire post instead of a clipped version. I can't seem to figure out which setting to change, I would like it to cut off at about 500 characters and display the next post below, like a blog in each view.
It looks great if the new content (Company profiles) is really short, but once more information is entered in, it starts to make the front page really long.
--ian--