TOPIC
After I upgraded to Mac OS 8.5, I've noticed something strange. In the Finder, for some windows in List View, some of the columns are no longer ordered in the normal way. In Mac OS 8.1 and earlier, the order used to be: Name, Date Modified, Date Created, Size, Kind, Label, Comments, Version. Now it is different. What happened and how do I change it back?
DISCUSSION With the release of Mac OS 8.5, all columns in the Finder's List Views are reorderable, except for the "Name" column. To reset the column information from a custom order to the standard order, do this:
2. Click the "Set to Standard Views" button. If the option is disabled, your window is already set to the standard views. To change the order of columns to a custom order, drag the column heading to the new position and release. The column should be inserted where you dropped it. Note that the only columns that will be shown are the columns enabled in the "View Options" for that window. You can change the view options for the active window by selecting "View Options" from the View menu in the Finder. These changes will change only the current window. To change the view options for any window set to list view, change the "Standard View Options". To change the Standard View Options, do the following:
2. Click on the "Views" tab. 3. Choose "List" from the "Standard View Options for:" pop-up menu. 4. Select the columns you want to be shown in a standard list view. 5. Close the window and you're done. Note that columns are a feature of only the List View. Sorting Column Items Starting with the release of Mac OS 8.1, it is also possible to sort the items within a column. For more information on this topic, please see the following Knowledge Base article: Article 24640: " Mac OS: Finder Lists Are In Reverse Order " |
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| Product Area: | Mac OS System Software |
| Category: | Mac OS 8.5 |
| Sub Category: | General OS Topics |
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