# Set same legend for multiple views once
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [September 29, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450 "2020-09-29T13:30:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@bergt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bergt)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/1 "2020-09-29T13:30:42Z")
Hi,
My problem is that I have a lot of outputs (actually a set of outputs (time serie)) and I want to know if there is a easy way to set the limits and style to the legend for all outputs at once?
I know how to do it per output but it takes forever to do that and if I close the program an re-opens it all settings are gone ☹
I attach my vtk-file.
[heat.vtk](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/o7dCGkLxVqHUsjdXRkGOg4mA5Qo.vtk) (3.3 MB)
Hoping for a helpful advise 🙂
Best regards
/tobias
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/2 "2020-09-29T14:23:36Z")
Use the SaveSettings button below.
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### Author:  [@bergt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bergt)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/3 "2020-09-29T17:03:32Z")
Thank you!
Best regards
Tobias
Den tis 29 sep. 2020 16:23Mathieu Westphal (Kitware) via ParaView \<[noreply@discourse.paraview.org](mailto:noreply@discourse.paraview.org)\> skrev:
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### Author:  [@bergt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bergt)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/4 "2020-09-30T04:51:28Z")
Hi @mwestphal
I manage to get the same type of legend for all output but I can’t figure out how to set a range for all output at once?
Best regards
/tobias
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/5 "2020-09-30T08:25:37Z")
Afaik, this is not supported. I’d suggest transforming your file into a time series instead.
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### Author:  [@bergt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bergt)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/6 "2020-09-30T08:52:43Z")
I have thought about that… are there any examples on how to do that?
Best regards
/tobias
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/7 "2020-09-30T09:20:10Z")
I’d write a python script for that. Add a calculator, then something like:
```
for (i in range(120)):
str = "{:05d}".format(i)
calculator.Function = "t"+ str
UpdatePipeline()
SaveData("/home/glow/data/tmp/aka/heat" + str + ".vtu')
```
This was not tested though.
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### Author:  [@bergt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bergt)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/set-same-legend-for-multiple-views-once/5450/8 "2020-09-30T09:34:50Z")
Thanx! I’ll try that!
Best regards
/tobias