How to stop file previews

How do I stop Leopard (10.5.6) from generating a preview of all my documents? At first I thought it was neat, but now I just want everything to have the generic default icon to facilitate rapid identification.

BAC240SX,
With a Finder window open, click on View>Show View Options. Then un-check the box "show icon preview".
Bob

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