Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 318)

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Default View settings control the overall appearance of all Finder windows. Computer View
settings control the view for the top-level computer directory showing hard disks and disk
partition, external hard disks, mounted volumes, and removable media (such as CDs or
floppy disks).
To set preferences for the default and computer views:
1 Open Workgroup Manager.
2 Use the At pop-up menu to find the directory domain that contains the account you want,
then click Preferences.
3 Click the lock and enter your user name and password.
4 Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Finder
preference icon.
5 Click Views, then select a management setting (Once or Always). This setting applies to
options in all three view tabs.
6 Click Default View.
7 Drag the Icon View slider to adjust icon size.
8 Select how you want to arrange icons.
Select None to allow users to place items anywhere on the desktop.
Select “Always snap to grid” to keep items aligned in rows and columns.
Select “Keep arranged by,” then choose a method from the arrangement 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 for the default view.
If you select “Use relative dates,” an item’s creation or modification date is displayed as
“Today” instead of “4/12/02,” for example.
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.
Select a size for icons in a list.
10 Select “Show toolbar in Finder windows” if you want the user to see the toolbar.
11 Click Computer View and adjust Icon View and List View settings for the computer view.
Available settings are similar to those available for the default view described in steps 5
through 9.
12 Click Apply Now.
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