Views
You can specify a default view, and select sort options and display
options. You can also specify default settings for icon views and list views.
To specify your default view settings, choose Edit → Preferences.
Click the Views tab. The following table lists the Views preferences that
you can modify.
Table 8-9 Views Preferences | |
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View new folders using
| Determines the default view for folders. When you open a folder, the
folder is displayed in the view that you select: the icon view, the list view,
or the compact view, which is a variant of the icon view that is organized
in columns rather than rows.
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Arrange items
| The characteristic by which you want to sort the items in folders that
are displayed in this view.
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Show hidden and backup files
| Displays files that are not shown in folders. For more information about
hidden files, see Viewing Hidden Files. |
Default zoom level in the Icon View, Compact View, or List View sections
| Sets the default zoom level for folders that are displayed in this view.
The zoom level specifies the size of items in a view.
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Use compact layout
| Arranges the items in icon view so that the items in the folder are
closer to each other.
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Text beside icons
| Places the icon captions for items beside the icon rather than under
the icon.
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All columns have the same width
| Ensures that all columns in a compact view have the same width.
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Show only folders
| Displays this option to display only folders in the Tree in the side
pane.
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