The term View refers to the column, sorting, display and filter properties of the Item Grid. In a Zoot database you can create views with different column, sorting, display and filter properties to correspond with a particular context.
For instance, you might create a Priority view in order to work with items sorted by their Priority value (High, Normal or Low). This view would probably include a <Priority> column to make it easy to change the priority level of items, and might also include a <Date Due> column to enable you to quickly set due dates for the items.
The concept behind views is that every Zoot item has dozens of properties associated with it, but in a given context you only need to see a small subset of the available item properties, <Priority> and <Due Date>, for instance. Views make it easy to work with only those item properties relevant to a particular context.
To create a new view, click the Smart button and choose View | New View from the pop-up menu. To apply an existing view to the active folder, click the Smart button and choose View | <View Name> from the pop-up menu.
