Arrange Folders and files in Finder

Hi,
I have converted from PC to mac and i still learn new things everyday about mac!!!!. My problem is that finder shows files and folders according to their name (as i specified in Options). But I would like to see my folders first then see the files (as it is the case in windows). Can I do that???
Thanks

When you bring up the Save (or Open) sheet in an application, you will notice that there is a little triangle following the space where you enter the name you want for the saved item. Click the triangle and a full navigation panel appears, click again and you get the very abbreviated navigation pane. Unfortunately there is no way to set it universally, so whenever you get the short version in some program you'll need to click the triangle to get the long one. It should stay that way for all subsequent saves in that program however.
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