Create a block of recent stories

1. Go to add new view.
2. Give it the name 'recent_stories', description 'Recent Stories', tag 'story', type 'Node' and click Next.
3. Next to Fields click the + icon to add fields.
4. In the Groups section below, select 'Node', then check the following two fields: Post date, Title. Then click Add.
5. You will be taken through the fields you added one at a time. Make the changes specified below. (Click Update to go to the next field)
   1. For the Post date field: Delete the 'Post date' label. Change the Date format to Custom, and the Custom date format to 'F j, Y, g:i a' (don't type the single quotes).
   2. For the Title field: Delete the 'Title' label. Select Link this field to its node.
6. Next to Fields click the up/down icon to rearrange fields.
7. Drag the four-sided arrow next to Node: Title so that it appears above Node: Post date. Click Update to save the new field order.
8. Click the + icon next to Filters.
9. In the Groups section below, select 'Node', then check the Node: Published and Node: Type filters, and click Add.
10. Select the Published checkbox, and click Update
11. Select Is one of and check Story in the Node Type field. Click Update.
12. Click the + icon next to Sort criteria.
13. In the Groups section below, select 'Node', then check Node: Post date, and click Add. Alternatively, you may instead check Node: Last comment time, or Node: Updated/commented date, or Node: Updated date.
14. Select Descending Sort order. Click Update.
15. Next to the Items to Display setting, click 10. Change the '10' to '4'. Click Update
16. Next to the Style setting, click Unformatted. Change to List. Click Update.
17. In the dropdown on the left, ensure that Block is selected, and click Add Display.
18. Under Block setttings, click the None link next to the Admin setting. Change Block: Block admin description to 'Recent Stories'.
19. Save your view.