## Set Grid Layout

#### Auto Grid Mode

By default, the auto grid mode is used in the grid layout. In auto grid mode, MxMC always tries to distribute the available space as well as possible according to the specified grid parameters, such as the aspect ratio of the tiles (4:3, 16:9, 8:3), the size of the focus window and the number of cameras. When you change the window size, the grid layout adjusts automatically. The following sliders are available to adjust the grid layout:

- = Format of the camera images and the focus window (4:3, 16:9, 8:3)
- = Size of the focus window (1x, 2x, ..., 8x the size of the camera images)
- = Maximum number of cameras

Move the sliders to the desired settings. To close the edit mode, click on .

#### Manual Mode

You can use this mode to position every grid tile of a group (including focus windows) applying the configured primary grid (4:3, 16:9, 8:3) as the basis and change their sizes. You can scale either along the horizontal or vertical axis using multiples of whole numbers for the primary grid tiles. In contrast to the automatic grid mode used previously, this feature enables you to use different image formats within one group. For example, if the primary grid has an aspect ratio of 4:3, the formats 4:3, 8:3, 16:3, 4:6, etc can be used. Likewise, tiles with an aspect ratio of 16:9, 32:9, 16:18, etc. can be created for a primary grid with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
MxMC automatically reduces the absolute size of all tiles and inserts columns and rows to ensure that the tiles will be displayed in the desired area if the available space is not sufficient when a tile is moved or enlarged (because there is already one in the new position).
Tiles that are automatically arranged in this manner will be fixed for each window size, which means that the tile layout will not be changed when the program window size changes, as opposed to the automatic grid layout.

To switch from auto grid mode to manual mode, move the slider to the right until you reach the position . The following sliders are available in manual mode:

- = Format of the camera images and the focus window (4:3, 16:9, 8:3)
- = Maximum number of cameras

Move the sliders to the desired settings. To move a tile to a different position, move the mouse pointer over the tile. Click on and drag the tile onto the desired position. For better orientation, a blue frame indicates the target position.
To set the size of a tile based on the selected format, move the mouse pointer over the border of the tile until a double arrow is shown. Drag the tile to the desired size. To close the edit mode, click on .