You can specify a default view, and select sort options and display options. You can also specify default settings for icon views, list views, and tree views. To specify your default view settings, click on the Views tab in the File Management Preferences dialog.
Table 7–6 lists the view preferences that you can modify.
Table 7–6 File Management View Preferences
Dialog Element |
Description |
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View new folders using |
Select the default view for folders. When you open a folder, the folder is displayed in the view that you select. |
Arrange items |
Select the characteristic by which you want to sort the items in folders that are displayed in this view. |
Sort folders before files |
Select this option to list folders before files when you sort the contents of a folder. |
Show hidden and backup files |
Select this option to display hidden files and backup files in the view pane. The first character in a hidden filename is a period (.). The last character in a backup filename is a tilde (~). You can hide files from the view pane by adding the .hidden extension to the filename. |
Default zoom level |
Use the drop-down list to select the default zoom level for folders that are displayed in the icon view and list view. The zoom level specifies the size of items in a view. |
Use compact layout |
Select this option to arrange the items in icon view so that the items in the folder are closer to each other. |
Text beside icons |
Select this option to place the icon captions for items beside the icon rather than under the icon. |
Show only folders |
Select this option to display only folders in the Tree in the side pane. |