View Properties allows you to configure your view's parameters.  Fields will vary depending on what type of view you are editing the properties for but some settings are consistent.

Don't use layout for this view - When this option is checked, all surrounding view HTML is removed. This is usefult when you just need the content of a module to display but don't need all of the extra HTML that creates the view layout.

Custom CSS ID - You can specify a CSS ID for this view.