<p>I think I found the solution. As I understand the matrix field shares the structure but not the content among different entries. So the content in a matrix field is always connected to an entry.</p>
<p>What I used now is a field with the field type &quot;Entries&quot;. This allows me to add to an entry from the section &quot;page&quot; multiple entries from the section &quot;benefits&quot;. Thereby, I was able to share entries on different pages.</p>
<p><strong>Configuration of the field &quot;benefits&quot;</strong>
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<p><strong>Adding &quot;benefits&quot; entries to a &quot;page&quot; entry</strong>
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<p>I have created different pages as entries. On each page I show a list of benefits of my company which are generally the same for each page but I would like to be able to customize the benefits for certain pages.</p>
<p>I thought that it would be a good idea to use a matrix-type field for which I created an entry type with this layout:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/PTrLw.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/PTrLw.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>When I create a new entry for a page, I can only create a new entry for the matrix-type field instead of selecting an existing entry:
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<p>I am ending up with repetitive entries for the benefits:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5FrCG.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5FrCG.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>Am I doing something wrong or is there another solution I have to use?</p>
<p>P.S. I am using Craft CMS 5.x</p>

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Select existing entries for a matrix-type field rather than creating new ones per entry
# Select existing entries for a matrix-type field rather than creating new ones per entry

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-12)

I have created different pages as entries. On each page I show a list of benefits of my company which are generally the same for each page but I would like to be able to customize the benefits for certain pages.

I thought that it would be a good idea to use a matrix-type field for which I created an entry type with this layout:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/PTrLw.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/PTrLw.png)

When I create a new entry for a page, I can only create a new entry for the matrix-type field instead of selecting an existing entry:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IB6fc.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/IB6fc.png)

I am ending up with repetitive entries for the benefits:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/5FrCG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/5FrCG.png)

Am I doing something wrong or is there another solution I have to use?

P.S. I am using Craft CMS 5.x

**Tags:** matrix, field, craft5

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2024-04-13. Score: 1

I think I found the solution. As I understand the matrix field shares the structure but not the content among different entries. So the content in a matrix field is always connected to an entry.

What I used now is a field with the field type "Entries". This allows me to add to an entry from the section "page" multiple entries from the section "benefits". Thereby, I was able to share entries on different pages.

**Configuration of the field "benefits"**
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/XZ4Jm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/XZ4Jm.png)

**Adding "benefits" entries to a "page" entry**
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/vkJXR.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/vkJXR.png)


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