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Window pane views
You can view the objects in a window pane as large icons:
 small icons:
 a multicolumn list:
 or an Index Card view:
 Normally, a two-pane window with a horizontal scroll bar shows objects in the upper pane as large icons and objects in the lower pane as a list.
Changing the view
To change the view for a window pane:
1 Click the pane you want to change.
2 Specify the view you want.
To see large icons, choose View > View by Icon. To see small icons, choose View > View by Small Icon. To see a multi-column list, choose View > View by List. To see entries laid out like cards, choose View > View by Index Card (a particularly useful display for personal contacts information).
You can also choose the view you want at the "Display format" field on the Sorting tab of the View Properties form.
Changing view properties
Many of the changes you can make to a window pane involve changing view properties. To do this:
1 Click the window pane you want to customize.
2 Choose View > Change View Properties.
3 Click the tab on the View Properties form that contains the property you want to change.
4 Make the change.
To change a property without closing the View Properties form, click Apply.
To reset all view properties to the FirstClass defaults, click Default.
 NoteBe cautious about clicking Default. All your view properties will be reset, not just the properties showing on the visible tab.
Changes you can make in all views
Changing text properties
To change the text appearance in a window pane, update the "Font", "Size", and "Use color" fields on the Display tab of the View Properties form.
Using a picture as a background
You can apply a picture as the background of a window pane (such as the top pane of your Desktop). The same limitations apply as for adding backgrounds to certain areas of FirstClass windows:
The following example shows a top pane with a customized background:
 To change the background of a pane, update the Background tab of the View Properties form.
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