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# Using The Text Scope

Kaleidoscope's Text Scope offers three ways of viewing the changes between two text documents: Fluid, Blocks and Unified.

You can switch between the Fluid, Blocks and Unified views by using one of the following methods:

- Choose Blocks, Fluid or Unified from the layout switcher, located in the bottom toolbar.
- Choose Blocks, Fluid or Unified from the View menu.

## Blocks Layout

## Fluid Layout

Fluid layout compresses empty spaces providing a natural reading experience while reviewing changes.

## Unified Layout

Unified layout interleaves your possible choices on the left with your final output on the right, providing a concise, readable way to merge.

## Searching

To search in the Text Scope:

1. Open the search toolbar by using the cmd+F keyboard short cut or choose Edit > Find.
2. Type your search term into the text field.
3. In the Fluid and Blocks views, you can select which file you want to search in, A or B.
4. Use the Next/Previous buttons in the toolbar to go to the next or previous search result.
5. You can also use the ⌘G or ⌘⇧G keyboard shortcuts to go to the next or previous search result.

## Navigating Changes

You can move to the next or previous change by using one of the following methods:

- Click next or previous in the change stepper, located in the bottom toolbar.
- Choose View > Next Change or View > Previous Change.

If you are using a track pad with gesture support, you can use the "Three Finger Swipe to Navigate" gesture to go to the next and previous changes. Make sure that this gestures is enabled in the System Preferences.

## Ignoring Whitespace

You can choose to ignore leading, trailing and line-ending whitespace differences by default. To set the whitespace preference:

Kaleidoscope > Preferences... > Text > Whitespace

To turn whitespace ignoring on or off per diff, use the Ignore Whitespace checkbox located in the bottom toolbar.

Kaleidoscope only uses the Ignore Whitespace setting in Text Scope. It is not applicable to Folder Scope comparisons.

## Line Wrapping

You can choose to have line wrapping on or off by default. To change the default line wrapping preference:

Kaleidoscope > Preferences... > Text > Layout

To switch line wrapping on or off for the comparison you are currently viewing, go to:

View > Wrap Lines