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    <desc>Specify the default view, sort order, and zoom levels for the file manager.</desc>

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<title>Views preferences in <app>Files</app></title>

<p>You can change the default view for new folders, how files and folders are
sorted by default, the zoom level for the icon and compact views, and whether
files are displayed in the tree sidebar. Select
<guiseq><gui style="menu">Files</gui>
<gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui></guiseq> in the top bar while
<app>Files</app> is open and select the <gui style="tab">Views</gui> tab.</p>

<section id="default-view">
<title>Default view</title>
<terms>
  <item>
    <title><gui>View new folders using</gui></title>
    <p>By default, new folders are shown in icon view. If you prefer the list
    view, you can set it here as the default. Alternatively, you can select a
    different view for each folder as you browse by clicking the
    <gui style="button">View items as a list</gui> or <gui style="button">View
    items as a grid of icons</gui> button in the toolbar.</p>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><gui>Arrange items</gui></title>
    <p>You can change the default sort order that is used in folders using the
    <gui>Arrange items</gui> drop-down list in the preferences to sort by name,
    file size, file type, when they were last modified, when they were last
    accessed or when they were trashed.</p>
    <p its:locNote="TRANSLATORS: use the translation of the tooltip for the
    downwards pointing arrow button that opens the preferences menu in the main
    window for 'View options'">You can change how <link xref="files-sort">files
    are sorted</link> in an individual folder by clicking the
    <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> button
    in the toolbar and choosing <gui>By Name</gui>, <gui>By Size</gui>, <gui>By
    Type</gui> or <gui>By Modification Date</gui>, or by clicking the list
    column headers in list view. This menu only affects the current folder.</p>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><gui>Sort folders before files</gui></title>
    <p>By default, the file manager no longer shows all folders before files.
    To see all folders listed before files, enable this option.</p>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><gui>Show hidden and backup files</gui></title>
    <p>The file manager does not display <link xref="files-hidden">hidden
    files</link> and folders by default. You can always show hidden files by
    selecting this option.</p>
    <p its:locNote="TRANSLATORS: use the translation of the tooltip for the
    downwards pointing arrow button that opens the preferences menu in the main
    window for 'View options'">You can also show hidden files in an individual
    window by selecting <gui>Show Hidden Files</gui>, from the
    <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> menu in
    the toolbar.</p>
  </item>
</terms>
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<section id="icon-view-defaults">
<title>Icon view defaults</title>
<terms>
  <item>
    <title><gui>Default zoom level</gui></title>
    <p its:locNote="TRANSLATORS: use the translation of the tooltip for the
    downwards pointing arrow button that opens the preferences menu in the main
    window for 'View options'">You can make the icons and text larger or
    smaller by default in icon view using this option. You can also change this
    setting in an individual folder by clicking the
    <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> button
    in the toolbar and selecting <gui>Zoom In</gui>, <gui>Zoom Out</gui> or
    <gui>Normal Size</gui>. If you frequently use a larger or smaller zoom
    level, you can set the default with this option.</p>
    <p>In icon view, more or fewer
    <link xref="nautilus-display#icon-captions">captions</link> are shown based
    on your zoom level.</p>
   </item>
  </terms>
</section>

<section id="list-view-defaults">
<title>List view defaults</title>
<terms>
  <item>
    <title><gui>Default zoom level</gui></title>
    <p its:locNote="TRANSLATORS: use the translation of the tooltip for the
    downwards pointing arrow button that opens the preferences menu in the main
    window for 'View options'">You can make the icons and text larger or
    smaller in list view using this option. You can also do this in an
    individual folder by clicking the
    <media type="image" src="figures/go-down.png">View options</media> button
    in the toolbar and selecting <gui>Zoom In</gui>, <gui>Zoom Out</gui> or
    <gui>Normal Size</gui>.</p>
  </item>
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