Content Display Preferences

The Content category allows you to control what information is displayed in object symbols.

You can modify the information displayed on each type of object by selecting it in the list.

Choose the information that you want to display by selecting the appropriate checkboxes. You can customize the properties that are available to be displayed by clicking the Advanced button (see Customizing Content Display Preferences).

The following special preferences are available for certain objects that can act as containers for other objects:

Preference	Description
Default display mode	Specifies the way the object will be displayed by default: Icon Detail – a rectangle permitting the display of additional information This preference is only available if the object supports both modes. Note: Multi-line fields and collections (such as table columns or class operations) cannot be displayed in icon mode or on link symbols
Detail mode	Specifies the additional information that will be displayed in Detail mode: Comment – from the General tab of the object's property sheet `[collections]` – for example, sub-sites, applications, etc. Composite view - displays child objects as symbols within the object symbol. If this option is present, it cannot (unlike the other preferences) be removed from this screen