The Project View is a utility to let you see the entire project from a top-down, bird's eye view. Instead of the standard tree starting in the upper left corner of the screen and then expanding down and to the right, the Project View is a larger tree that expands down from the top center of your screen in a "workflow" manner. See the example below for a better idea of what this looks like.
Browsing around the Project View is done with the green arrows below the various folders. At the top level of the Project View, you'll find the project name, followed by the root directory. Most times these will be identical, but not always. Below that, you should find the top level directories, and then the sub-level directories below them. Color coding works exactly the same way it does in the normal Directory View, and you can even view tasks in the Project View as shown below. You'll note that there are also refresh and messages buttons, and both work exactly like they work in the regular directory view.
Each folder details the number of files contained directly within that folder as well as the total size of those files. By checking the View Extended Info checkbox, you can also have these directories display any descriptions they may have.
You can also choose to to use the Compact mode in the Project View. Compact mode is designed to allow you to browse through large trees using the same view, but without having the tree extend far beyond the borders of the window you have open. When in compact mode, only one path is shown at a time, and you're able to switch paths by clicking any folder listed in the compacted directory list on the left. You can move around a Project View that has extended beyond the size of the window you have open by using the scrollbars on the right side and bottom of the window A small window that shows up at the bottom of the Project View shows you where your viewer is currently looking by highlighting the area in purple. By default, the box is displayed in the center of the screen, but you can use the orange arrows to move it left or right depending on your preference.
Last, you can also expand the tree to your desire and then save the Project View to your local machine with the Save View button. The file will be stored on your hard drive just as if you were downloading a file from the file transfer screen. The View will be saved in .jpg format, so be sure to add the .jpg to the end of the file name if it desn't already exist.
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