Column View in OSX Lion

Does anybody know what happened to the thumbnail view in the last column of the finder with OSX Lion?
Here's a screenshot of what it looks like now. The top file is highlighted and the last column is blank now.
I used to be able to view the document without having to open it with the new eyeball thingy.
Any assitance would be GREATLY appreciated!

Also, If it is a new document that you're saving for the first time open the advanced saving options by clicking the drop down triangle after the Save as: line. Not only will this give you more options as to where you'd like to save you document but at the bottom you'll see a box that says "Save copy as a word document." click that box. You should then have a word and a pages version of your document.

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I can't seem to find out "why," but when I open windows in column view in Mountain Lion (and this happened in Lion too), "sometimes" the grabber bar at the bottom (used to size/widen a particular column) is there in all windows, and sometimes the column is just a line with no grabber bars.
When it is a line, I can still size the column by putting my mouse arrow on the line (and the widening arrows appear) and moving it left or right, but I prefer to have the grabber bars at the bottom.
I never know when it is going to change from one way to the other, or how long it will stay the way it is. Sometimes one of the two ways stays a week or two, or just a few days, then magically just changes up on me.
Anyone have any clue "why" this keeps changing back and fourth for me?
Thanks in advance
Lou

No idea why this setting would keep changing back and forth for you, but thought I'd chime in after my search to get those little grabber bars to show up at all.
If you haven't already, check the following:
Go to System Preferences, under Personal click the General icon/settings. Under Show scroll bars: choose the Always radio button setting.
My grabber bars had disappeared for reasons I can't explain. So far, after setting Show scroll bars to Always, they've stayed visible.
Until Apple enables a Finder window's ability to ALWAYS/AUTOMATICALLY/DEFAULT to auto-adjust it's column width to "Right Size" to the longest file name WHENEVER a new directory/window is opened or browsed this will be my preferred setting. Since you have to right-click, double click, option-click, again and again and again and again, I like the bigger target.
Good luck.

Why can't I double click column seperaters to auto resize in OSX Lion?

Why can't I double click column seperaters to auto resize in OSX Lion?

No idea, why you are so aggressive. We are only all trying to help each other.
You didn't mention anything about Cover Flow in your orignal posts, did you? I am neither content or not content using Column view. This has nothing to do with me! I was simply trying to help you by suggesting that Column view works.
By the way, I am not wrong. Column view resizes perfectly well when the vertical separator line is double clicked.

In Lion 10.7.5 is there a way to view files in alphabetical order in column view?

In Lion 10.7.5 when viewing files/folders in column view, if I select arrange by name it does not sort the names alphabetically. Is this a bug or is there a way to view files in alphabetical order in column view?

I've been using Column View for years and have it set to None:
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In OS X Lion, Finder will not "Arrange By Name" in "Column view".

If I select "Arrange By > Name" in "Column View" in any window, nothing happens. This is a massive inconvenience. I attached an image of a finder window of my applications below, in which the Column view with arrange by Name is configured, but the applications haven't been resorted by name.
It will arrange by name in Icon and List views, but not in Column view. Does anyone know how to solve this? Is it a glitch inherent to OS X Lion that Apple didn't catch?

There seem to be a few glitches in the Arrange/sort model.
You can actually Arrange by and Sort By separately. You can get to the Sort options by holding down the Option key while selecting the Arrangement button.
However, there aren't any sort options when you Arrange by Name. And it doesn't change the sort by option when you switch to Arrange by Name.
Try setting the Arrange by to None. Then, hold down the option key and press the Arrange button. What is it sorted by?

Safari 5.1.2 still does not allow me to view PDF documents in web pages. I am running OSX Lion 10.7.2. Any suggestions

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Read here > Known Issues | Adobe products on Mac OS 10.7 Lion
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How to change sorting behavior in column view in Lion Finder?

I love the ability to sort in column view in OS X 10.7. However, when I switch to column view and let sort by label, the Finder displays a strange behavior: The files are grouped by label, but in the order of lee to more. It does not seem possible to display according to the label order set in the Finder prefs.
This is somewhat irritating. Is there a way to change this can make it consistent to the label order?
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Osx Lion and above.. weird annoying jump back behaviour in column finder

When navigating through the finder in column view it will suddenly jump back to a higher directory.
This is while viewing a network share from a NAS (InforTrend EosNAS).
Happens much more with an SMB connection over an AFP connection but still happens.
Anyone else having this problem? I can get it to happen on multiple machines running 10.7.5 and 10.8.2. All connected to the same server.
I am NOT deleting any files. Although it mostly happens when I view a file. When I go back to the finder it has jumped back several directorys so have to renavigate through to the directoty I want.
Something to do with Favorites perhaps??
Very annoying...
Grant

After trying many different solutions we haven't had this problem for a week or so.
I did this:
Go to Finder Preferences and turn "Spring-loaded folders and windows" off.
Also make sure that your server has a valid gateway setup in it's network settings.
Ours didn't (it's a NAS running embedded Linux) and I fixed it at the same time as we changed the "Spring-loaded..." setting.
So not sure which of the two fixed the problem.
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2577564?start=30&tstart=0
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Lion: Finder: Column View: Date Last Opened is not show correctly

Hi Folks,
I have upgrade my macs from 10.6.8 to 10.7.
I am using the column view in the finder and I noticed that the
Date Last Opened is not show correctly in the preview column.
If I use the the list view and show the column Date Last Opened
all dates are correct. Using the column view, the Date Last Opened
allways matches the Date Last Modified.
The attached screenshot shows an example with the same
file at in both views mentiond above.
I have noticed this problem with internal and external drives
using the filesystem Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Is there way known to fix this behavior. In Snow Leopard it worked fine.
Thank you for your support.

Same here, however I found a strange work around.
Go to your applications folder, for instance. Click the gear icon, go to Arrange By, then select Date Last Opened. It will correctly show the last opened time and arrange them accordingly. Switch back to arrange by name and the last opened date reverts back.
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I wonder if anyone able to shed any light on the issues that I have begun to experience with my MBP?
I am having an issue where my MBP has started to freeze on a daily basis, this has been happening for approx 1 week.
If I’m using the MBP at the time of the freeze it will keep the screen on, but freezes the content and the keyboard and mouse become unresponsive, the only way to move things along are by holding the power button for 10 seconds and rebooting.
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Mid 2009 MBP 15" 250gb, 2.53 intel dual core, 8gb Ram (upgraded in August last year) running OSX Lion 10.7.3.
2 weeks ago I purchased a Benq RL2240H monitor with a 1080 resolution, I have an Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse connected via Bluetooth, however, the freezing takes place whether the peripherals are connected or not.
Another scenario is when the screensaver kicks in. The standard colour cycle saver is all I tend to use, but will freeze the MBP whilst the screensaver is running.
The final scenario that the freezing takes place is when the MBP has been put to sleep for anything over 2 hours. Once this takes place it is pot luck if it will wake or not, the MBP is totally unresponsive but displays the white light on the front when closed and turns off when opened.
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QuickTime 10.1 does not seem to be compatible with OSX Lion - clicking on the displayed file window switches to another displayed app, doesn't play or control the video.

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Finder in column view has no expander divider on the last column

I deal with a lot of graphics on my computer and I have a lot of subfolders. While in finder in column view there is no expanding divider for the last column when it is showing a graphic. When I first open a photo or graphic in finder the last column shows the graphic smaller than regular size. In SL there was a column divider to expand only that last column so I could make the graphic larger to see it better. Now in Lion there is no divider on the right side of that last column to expand the last column where the grahic is showing. In order for it to finally expand I have to drag the right side of the Finder window all the way across my display until the bottom slider bar disappears and then that last column will expand. This is frustrating having to have my Finder all across my display just to get the graphic larger.
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