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188 Chapter 10 Managing Preferences
8 Click Apply Now.
Adjusting the Appearance of Finder Window Contents
Items in Finder windows can be viewed in a list or as icons. You can control aspects of
how these items look, as well as whether to show the toolbar in a Finder window.
Default View settings control the overall appearance of all Finder windows. Computer
View settings control the view for the top-level computer folder, showing hard disks
and disk partitions, external hard drives, mounted volumes, and removable media (such
as CDs or DVDs).
To set preferences for Default and Computer Views:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Preferences.
2 Make sure the correct directory is selected and you are authenticated.
To switch directories, click the globe icon. If you are not authenticated, click the lock
and enter the name and password of a directory domain administrator.
3 Select one or more users, groups, computers, or computer groups.
4 Click Finder, click Views, and then set the management setting to Once or Always.
This setting applies to options in all three views.
5 Click Default View or Computer View.
Available settings are similar for both views.
6 Drag the Icon Size slider to adjust the icon size.
7 To keep icons aligned in rows and columns, select “Snap to grid.”
Arranging icons in a grid prevents icons from overlapping.
8 To sort icons, select “Keep arranged by” and then choose a method from the pop-up
menu.
You can arrange items by name, creation or modification date, size, or kind (for
example, all folders grouped together).
9 Adjust List View settings.
If you select “Use relative dates,” an item’s creation or modification date is displayed as
Today instead of 3/24/05.
If you select “Calculate folder sizes,” the computer calculates the total size of each folder
shown in a Finder window. This can take some time if a folder is very large.
10 Select a size for icons in a list.
11 Click Apply Now.