CuteFTP Professional Feature Tour: Display Options

Display Options

Thumbnails
Toolbar
Fonts and Colors
Size
Sort
Panes
Color Coded Tabs
Prompts
Sounds
Focus
Help

Thumbnails
Quickly find local or remote pictures using Thumbnail View.

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Toolbar
Customize the toolbar in variety of ways. When used under XP it supports high-color icons.

Partial Toolbar in XP Mode

NOTE: You can optionally display toolbar icons in main and context menus for commonly used commands.

Fonts & Colors
Set log, editor and main window fonts and colors.

Log Colors and Fonts


Size
Select whether to display file and folder sizes in kilobytes or let CuteFTP determine the best way to display it.

File/Folder Size Settings


Sort
Sort local and remote listings just like you would in Windows. Also choose between a natural language sorting alternative to the traditional lexicographic sorting of alphanumeric sequences.

Sort Settings


Panes
Choose what panes should be shown, whether to display site and transfer logs and whether gridlines should be displayed in each pane.

Selecting Panes to Show


Color Coded Tabs
Use the tabs beneath each window to toggle between active sessions, between the Site Manager and Local File Browse, and between the Queue and Log panes.

Tabs for Two Connection Panes


Prompts
Choose whether to display error and event prompts. CuteFTP will also display detailed error messages for a better understanding of connection related errors.

Prompts Settings Page


Sounds
Specify sounds for certain events, such as when a successful connection or transfer is made.

Sounds Settings Page


Focus
CuteFTP optionally highlights the active pane, helping you visually identify which pane has the focus.

Focus Highlight on Active Pane


Help
Don't understand a particular setting? Mouse over the control to see a tooltip describing its function and view menu item descriptions in the lower status bar. For more help on a particular feature or task, consult the full-fledged help file.

Sample Tooltip