View Properties

Form tabs

Use this form to change the look of a window pane.

Default button	Reverts all settings on this form to the FirstClass defaults. Caution All your settings will revert, not just the ones showing on the active tab.
Apply button	Saves your changes without closing the form. Clicking Cancel won't undo these changes.

Display tab

Use this tab to specify the view and general display properties for this pane.

Display format	The view you want.
Font	Font	The font family to use for text (for example, Verdana).
	Size	The size to use for text. The value Default uses the default font size for your operating system.
	Use color	The color to use for text. To use anything other than black, you must select both the checkbox and the color you want.
Gridlines	Show vertical gridlines	Displays vertical lines between columns (list view) or the vertical portion of the grid that FirstClass is using to align icons.
	Show horizontal gridlines	Displays horizontal lines between rows (list view) or the horizontal portion of the grid that FirstClass is using to align icons.

Lists tab

Use this tab to specify how lists will display in this pane.

Sorting	Sort on	The column you want to sort on. The value None lists items in the order they were created, or in the order to which you drag them.
	Reverse sort	Reverses the sort order of the column you are sorting on.
Grouping	Group on	The column on which you want to group.
	Collapse all groups	Shows just the first item in all groups.
Appearance	Show column titles	Displays titles at the tops of columns.
	Show row numbers	Displays row numbers to the left of rows.
	Variable height rows	Displays list text in multiple lines, if the column width can't accommodate it in one line.

Icons tab

Use this tab to specify icon behavior in this pane.

Lock positions	Locks icons in position so that they can't be moved.
Open with single click	Makes an object open when you click its icon.
Hide titles	Hides the titles of icons.
Width to wrap titles	The number of pixels before an icon title will wrap to the next line.
Arrange automatically	Lays out icons on a grid. As you add or remove icons, they are moved automatically. The order in which icons are placed follows the sort order you see in list view.
	Left to Right	Flows icons horizontally, from row to row.
	Top to Bottom	Flows icons vertically, from column to column.
Size	Resizes icons that are in scaled icon view. Drag the slider to change icon size.
Place on grid	Snaps icons to the grid as you drag them.
Use custom grid	Reveals fields where you define your own custom grid. Note If you select this field, FirstClass will use your custom grid whenever it aligns icons to the grid.

Background tab

Use this tab to specify a background picture for this pane.

Use picture	Applies the picture you select at "Image" to the pane's background.
Image	The picture you want to use as a background. The picture is previewed on this tab.
Tile picture	Tiles the picture.
Transparent text	Makes the area around icon titles transparent.

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Changing view properties