Standalone VGA Grid User Guide
Create a custom channel
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Add a text overlay (custom channel)
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Delete or move a layout (custom channel)
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Set the background color (custom channel)
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Rename a layout (custom channel)
A note about item positioning and sizing
There are four ways to position and size items in the layout area
1. using the mouse
2. using the keyboard
3. using the manual positioning values with percents
4. using the manual positioning values with pixels
To use the mouse:
Click and drag to move the item. Click and drag the red and white circles to resize the item as you wish.
Using this method you can make quick changes that are in increments of approximately 5% of the
width or height of your layout area. For more refined movements, hold the down the Ctrl key on your
keyboard while dragging the item with the mouse.
To use the keyboard:
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the item up, down, left or right in the layout. Changes are
in increments of approximately 5% of the height or width of the layout area. Make more refined
movements by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while pressing the up, down, left or right
keys. You can also hold the Shift key while using the arrow keys to control the size of the item on the
layout. Hold both Ctrl and Shift for fine-grained size control.
Using percents:
Specify a whole number, followed by a percent sign (e.g. 4%) in any of the manual positioning fields.
The image will move and resize to honor the space you specified. For example to move the item in 12%
from the left side of the layout area, enter 12% in the bottom left positioning value square. The image
will resize to accomodate your change. If you further enter 15% in the bottom right positioning value
square, the image will be centered and take up 76% of the width of the layout area.
Using pixels:
If you need to specify an exact amount in pixels (rather than percent) you can type a pixel value in any
of the positioning value squares followed by the characters px (e.g. 56px). You can mix and match
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