Customizing M-Files Desktop User Interface

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You can change display settings with the Display Mode options. Right-click an empty space in the listing area and select Display Mode to see the settings.

With the Display Mode options, you can do these things:

Select if the objects are shown as icons or as a details list.
Move the metadata card to the right side of the user interface or to the bottom.
Select if the Windows File Explorer navigation pane is shown or not.
Select if the task area, the right pane, and the bottom pane are shown as usual, minimized, or not at all.
Show or hide annotations.
Enable or disable the options of grouping objects by object type, and grouping views and folders.
Select a normal or a compact layout for the user interface.

You can also set the Metadata card or the Preview tab as a default tab in M-Files Desktop. For more information, see Setting Default Tab for Object.