There are various options for how material is displayed in an explorer, and various actions you can perform. What options and actions are available will depend on what view you’re in (Best, Source, or AEPrint) and what sort of value is being explored.

Pretty-printing

Pretty-printing arranges text in lines, with indentations, to make a value easier to read. For example, pretty-printing makes the difference between this (no pretty-printing):

{1, 2, 3}

and this (pretty-printing):

{
    1, 
    2, 
    3
}

To control pretty-printing:

• Choose View > Pretty Print.

• Or, Control-click and choose Pretty Print from the contextual menu.

• Or, click the Pretty Print icon at the upper right of the view.

If the menu item is checked or the icon is dimmed, pretty-printing is turned on.

Other Display Options

Other display options are analogous to the display options for a script window:

• You can toggle line wrapping on or off. Choose View > Wrap Lines or use the contextual menu.

• You can show or hide tab stops. Choose View > Show Tab Stops or use the contextual menu.

• You can toggle whether invisible characters are shown. Choose View > Show Invisibles or use the contextual menu.

• If invisible characters are shown, you can toggle whether spaces are shown. Choose View > Show Spaces or use the contextual menu.