Changing views

You can select different views to display your files in the File List pane, including thumbnail previews and file details. You can also customize the appearance and size of thumbnails, and specify the information displayed in the Details view.

Views

Thumbs+Details

Displays file names and details in a list, and adds a thumbnail preview to the Filename column.

Filmstrip

Displays thumbnail previews of your files in a single row across the bottom of the File List pane, and displays the currently selected file in an expanded Preview pane.

Thumbnails

Displays thumbnail previews of all image and media files in the File List pane. You can customize the appearance of thumbnails, and specify what information to display with them.

Tiles

Displays each file in the File List pane on a “tile” that includes a thumbnail preview and file information. You can resize the tiles using the Zoom slider.

Icons

Displays files in a list, represented by large default system icons for each file type.

List

Displays a list of file names and extensions.

Details

Displays a list of file names and details about each file, such as size, format, and creation date. You can customize the appearance of the Details view mode, as explained below, and specify what information it displays.

Customizing the Details view

You can set the Details view to automatically resize columns, display or hide grid lines, and select an entire row when you select a column entry in that row. You can also change the appearance of the Details view, select which columns to display, and customize the column order.

To select columns and set column order:

  1. In Manage mode, click View | View | Choose Details.
  2. In the Choose Details dialog box, do one or more of the following:
    • To add a column, select a folder or detail name in the Available Details pane, and then click Add. Adding a folder adds all detail names within the folder.
    • To remove a column, select a detail name in the Currently Displayed Details pane, and then click Remove.
    • To move a column to the left in the File List pane, select its name in the Currently Displayed Details pane and click Move Up.
    • To move a column to the right in the File List pane, select its name in the Currently Displayed Details pane and click Move Down.
  3. Click OK.

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You can click Reset to display only the default column names in the Currently Displayed Details pane, and you can also move a column in the File List pane by dragging its header to a new position. A vertical line indicates where the column will be inserted.

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Changing views