User level: Level 1 (52 points)When organizing documents in a folder in list view, how can I change the heading? For example, in list view my folders are organized with these headings:
"Name, Date modified, size, kind "
You can click on any heading to prioritize the heading for the group.
But I want to add another heading: "Date created". How can I do that?
Posted on Nov 7, 2026 10:45 AM
User level: Level 2 (354 points)Nov 7, 2026 11:03 AM in response to cheeky-monkey
Right click (or Control-click) directly on the column header row, the bar with Name, Date Modified, Size, Kind. A menu appears listing every available column; click Date Created and it is added as a new column. Click it again in that menu to remove it.
Same place, two extras: you can drag a header left or right to reorder the columns, and clicking a header sorts by it, as you found.
One thing to know: column choices are remembered per folder. If you want Date Created in list view everywhere, set it in one folder, then press Command-J for View Options and click Use as Defaults at the bottom, and new folders will follow it.
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Nov 7, 2026 11:05 AM in response to cheeky-monkey
To change the columns shown in List View in a folder in Finder, secondary click (right click, control click) on the column header row and select the options you want to show (and deselect the options that you don't want). To add the Date Created column, select that option from the drop-down menu that appears:
You can click on the column header and drag it sideways to reorder the columns as you like.
More info from Apple: Change how folders are displayed in the Finder on Mac
User level: Level 9 (60,836 points)Nov 7, 2026 11:03 AM in response to cheeky-monkey
Bring up a context menu in the header. Depending on your pointing device, that will be right click, two-finder tap, or control-click. Select "Created Date".
User level: Level 1 (52 points)Nov 7, 2026 12:04 PM in response to heliokanat
Wow! That worked! Thank you so much!
User level: Level 1 (52 points)Nov 7, 2026 12:12 PM in response to heliokanat
One more thing. You said I could drag left or right to reorder the columns by clicking a "header sorts" by it. I don't understand what that means. Could you explain that more fully? Thanks.
User level: Level 1 (52 points)Nov 7, 2026 12:15 PM in response to etresoft
Oh! I figured it out. You don't hit the option key to change a column position. You just select, hold, and drag. Thanks again.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390388