Manually

Select this option to arrange the items manually. To arrange the items manually, drag the items to the location you require within the view pane. 

By Name

Select this option to sort the items alphabetically by name. The order of the items is not case sensitive. If the file manager is set to display hidden files, the hidden files are shown last. 

By Size

Select this option to sort the items by size, with the largest item first. When you sort items by size, the folders are sorted by the number of items in the folder. The folders are not sorted by the total size of the items in the folder. 

By Type

Select this option to sort the items alphabetically by object type. The items are sorted alphabetically by the description of their MIME type in the File Associations preference tool. The MIME type identifies the format of a file, and enables applications to read the file. For example, an email application can use the image/png MIME type to detect that a PNG file is attached to an email.

By Modification Date

Select this option to sort the items by the date the items were last modified. The most recently modified item is first. 

By Emblems

Select this option to sort the items by any emblems that are added to the items. The items are sorted alphabetically by emblem name. Items that do not have emblems are sorted after items with emblems. 

Compact Layout

Select this option to arrange the items so that the items are closer to each other. 

Reversed Order

Select this option to reverse the order of the option by which you sort the items. For example, if you sort the items by name, select the Reversed Order option to sort the items in reverse alphabetical order.