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title: See all the cards in a stack
card_id: 8984
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### See all the cards in a stack

You can get a cursory look at a stack by scanning all of its cards.

1. Open the Message box (if it isn’t      already open) by choosing Message      from the Go menu or  pressing Command-M.

2. Type `show all cards` into the      Message box, and press the Return key.

To stop the scan, press Command-. (Command-period).