Changing the Window View

You can change the appearance of the windows that contain your files and folders so that the information is presented in the way that's most useful for you.

Choose a View

In the window whose view you want to change, click the Views button to cycle through the views in order. (Only the Large Icons view is used for the Icons view.)

If you want to select a specific view, click the down arrow at the right of the Views button, and click the view you want.

If you want to create a custom size for icons, click the down arrow at the right of the Views button, and drag the slider to create the icon size you want.

Try This!

Click in your folder window to select it. Hold down the Ctrl key and rotate the mouse wheel. Watch as all the views change in the same way they change when you use the slider on the Views button.

See Also

"Windows Views" on pages 194195 for information about all the different views.

"Customizing Your Folders" on pages 268269 for information about changing the look and type of information displayed.