Navigation:  Working with DW Spectrum > Layout Management > Adding Items to Layout

Items (devices, virtual cameras, web pages, local files, etc.) are placed on the background of the Viewing Grid to create a layout. More than one item of any type can be added to a layout at a time. DW Spectrum allows a maximum of 64 items to be displayed in a layout.

Cell aspect ratio is adaptive-it depends on the aspect ratio of the first item opened in the Viewing Grid. The default aspect ratio of cell in the Viewing Grid is 16:9, but this can be changed (see "Cell Aspect Ratio").

IMPORTANT: Viewers and User Roles with similar limitations on their authority cannot add items to a predefined layout. They can only open and add items to new tabs.

To add item(s) to layout, choose from one of the following:

•Double-click on the item in the Resource Tree

•Right-click in the Resource Tree to open the context menu and select Open

•Drag-and-drop a device, web page, local file, etc. from the Resource Tree into layout

Note that you can select and add multiple items in the Resource Tree using the Ctrl or Shift keys.

•Open Local file(s) or Folder – they will be added to the current layout.

New items will scale to occupy the available space in layout. DW Spectrum adjusts the aspect ratio of Viewing Grid cells according to the aspect ratio of the items in layout to maximize use of display space. See "Cell Aspect Ratio".

To open items directly into a new tab

•Right-click on the desired item(s) in the Resource Tree and select Open in New Tab in the context menu

•Drag-and-drop the selected item(s) from the Resource Tree and onto the Navigation Panel header

IMPORTANT: It may be difficult to locate and add each device manually. You can use the search pane to help locate items (see "Searching in DW Spectrum").

To configure a layout using Search

1.Create a new layout (see "Creating and Assigning New Layouts".)

2.Enter keywords into the Search box. The search results will appear on the Viewing Grid automatically.

3.By adding or deleting keywords from the search box, the items on the Viewing Grid will vary.

4.Save the configured layout.