Manage How Columns Display Data

Organize Columns

The table columns can be organized by changing the order of the columns, the size of the columns, and the alignment of the data in the columns.

Change Column Order

1. Click and drag a column heading to a new position within the table. A black frame indicates the new position of the column.
2. Drop the heading in its new location. The column moves to the new position and the other columns shift to accommodate.

Change Column Width

Column width can be adjusted manually or set to automatically size to the best fit.

• Click and drag a column heading border to manually resize the column width.
• Double-click a column heading border to automatically size the column to best fit the data.

Specify Text Alignment in a Column

• Right-click a column heading, select Alignment, and then select either Align Left, Align Right, or Center. The data in the column is aligned accordingly.

Remove a Column

• Right-click a column heading, and then select Remove This Column. The selected column is removed from the table. Columns can be added to the table using Customize View.

Sort, Group, and Filter Columns

You can sort and filter the contents of the main pane the preview pane. You can sort in ascending or descending order based on any column currently displayed, group by column headings, and filter based on properties.

Sort in Ascending or Descending Order

• Right-click a column heading, and then select Sort Ascending or Sort Descending from the context menu.

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  Click the column heading to switch between sort ascending and sort descending.

The corresponding column is sorted from highest value to lowest value or from lowest value to highest.

Group by Column Heading

The contents of the main pane and the preview pane can be grouped according to any combination of column headings. When the contents are grouped, items with like values for the selected properties are combined in a collapsible list.

• Right-click a column heading, and then select Group By This Field. The entire list is grouped according to the selected column. Items with like values are collected in an expandable list.
You can group further by adding more columns to the Group By box.

• Drag a column heading up to the Group By box. The contents are arranged in sub-groups below the first group.
• Drag a column heading down from the Group By box to the file list to remove that grouping.

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  Right-click the Group By box, and then select Clear Grouping to remove all the column headings from the Group By box and display the files in a flat table.

Filter Columns

Content not meeting specific criteria can be hidden from view using a column filter. There are several default filters from which to choose or, you can specify a custom filter.

• Click the filter icon in the upper right corner of the column header, and then select the filter from the list or create a custom filter.

Content not meeting the filter criteria are hidden from view until the filter is removed.