# View Tab

Customize viewport settings in Spread.NET with the View tab of the Spread Settings dialog.

## Content

The **View** tab of the **Spread Settings** dialog allows you to customize the settings that are specific to a viewport of the sheet.
![image](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/e31400f0-03a3-4cfc-a80d-08d62bed05a8/image.17b8a4.png?width=800)
This tab provides the following items:

| **Item** | **Description** |
| ---- | ----------- |
| Cell Contents Can Overflow | Set whether data can overflow into adjacent empty cells |
| Display Note Indicator | Set whether the cell note indicator appears |
| Retain Selected Block | Set whether the selected block of cells remains highlighted when the component loses the focus |
| Cell Buttons Display | Set whether to display buttons in button and combo box cells |
| Block Mode | Set whether the user can select columns, rows, blocks of cells, all cells, or any combination of these |

For more information on cell edit settings, refer to [Customizing Interaction in Cells](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-interactcell) in the Developer’s Guide.