# WinMerge Options

Almost all of the items in the Edit menu are in the toolbar and have the same icon and function (see Getting Started). Two new functions, though, are Find and Replace. They function as in most applications.

WinMerge has a several options available through the View menu. The following is a summary of each option:

### View Menu

Option | Description
Show identical files | Determines whether or not identical files are displayed in the Directory Comparison View
Show different files | Determines whether or not different files are displayed in the Directory Comparison View
Show left unique files | Determines whether or not files that exist in the left directory and not the right are displayed in the Directory Comparison View
Show right unique files | Determines whether or not files that exist in the right directory and not the left are displayed in the Directory Comparison View
Show binary files | Determines whether or not binary files are displayed in the Directory Comparison View
Hide *.BAK files | Determines whether or not files with a .BAK extension are displayed in the Directory Comparison View
Select font... | Use this option to select the font used in the File Comparison View
Use Default Font | Use this option to revert to using the system default font
View whitespace | Shows spaces and tabs during comparison
Toolbar | Used to show or hide the toolbar.
Status bar | Used to show or hide the status bar.
Language... | Used to change the user interface language as described in Localization

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