I add this menu button to my Menu Bar. It contains many commands related to Folder Options and Folder Formats. Give it a try and see if it makes your life a little easier. See this post for how to add it to a toolbar of your choice.
<?xml>
<button>
<label>Folder &Options...</label>
<tip>Edit the file display appearance and settings for the current folder (menu has related commands)</tip>
<icon1>#folderoptions</icon1>
<function>
<instruction>Properties FOLDEROPTIONS</instruction>
</function>
<button>
<label>Edit Folder Formats</label>
<tip>Edit Preferences for: Folder Formats, Content Type Formats, Default Formats, and Favorite Formats</tip>
<icon1>#format</icon1>
<function>
<instruction>Prefs PAGE=folderformats </instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>Format &Lock</label>
<tip>Toggle Format Lock, which locks or unlocks the active file display's Folder Options.</tip>
<icon1>208</icon1>
<function>
<instruction>Set FORMATLOCK=Toggle</instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>Folder Formats</label>
<tip>Displays lists of all enabled Content Type Formats and Favorite Formats.</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Properties FORMATLIST</instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>Reset to Folder Format</label>
<tip>Reset the current file display's Folder Options to those saved in the Folder Format for the listed folder (if any).</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set FORMAT=!folder</instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Sort By...</label>
<button>
<label>Sortable &Columns</label>
<tip>Displays a list of all displayed columns allowing you to select which one to sort by</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set SORTBY=sortlist</instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Sort Files/Folders</label>
<tip>Allows you to change how Files and Folders are sorted</tip>
<button>
<label>Fol&ders First</label>
<tip>Sort folders before files</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set SORTORDER=Folders </instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Files First</label>
<tip>Sort files before folders</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set SORTORDER=Files</instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Mixed</label>
<tip>Sort files mixed among folders</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set SORTORDER=mixed</instruction>
</function>
</button>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Numeric Sorting</label>
<tip>Toggles Numeric order filename sorting</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set SORTNUMERIC=Toggle </instruction>
</function>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Word Sorting</label>
<tip>Toggles Word Sorting (special handling for hyphens, etc)</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set SORTNUMERIC=Toggle </instruction>
</function>
</button>
</button>
<button>
<label>&Autosize Columns</label>
<tip>Autosize all column widths to the widest content (Details/Power mode only)</tip>
<function>
<instruction>Set AUTOSIZECOLUMNS=widest</instruction>
</function>
</button>
</button>