Column Views—More or Less

Of the four different ways to view items in the Finder (by Icon, as a List, in Columns, or by Cover Flow), I prefer the Column view. Sometimes, some of the names of the files in one or more columns are truncated. No problem. It's easy to resize the columns so that the truncated names are expanded. All you have to do is move the pointer to the divider (the two tiny vertical bars) at the bottom of the column and double-click, or, drag the divider to the right to widen the column as much as you wish.



To shrink a column, drag the divider to the left.  To expand all the columns simultaneously so that the longest entry in each is revealed, hold down the Option key while double-clicking on any of the column dividers. To resize the columns so that they are all the same width, hold down the Option key while dragging any of the dividers.