Screen layouts are a powerful tool to personalize and tailor your screen setup, enhancing attendee engagement and directing their focus toward specific content. This guide explains how to change a screen layout in a Session room or an Expo Booth set up as Session.
To change screen layouts in a Session, open the Host controls menu, go to Layouts and select the preferred display option from the five pre-set screen layouts available.
Group layout (default)
The group layout is best for collaborative sessions with equal participation.
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Without screen share: Displays all participants equally in a grid format.
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With screen share: The shared screen is displayed prominently, with participant video tiles arranged around it.
Crop layout
The Crop layout is ideal for sessions with many speakers to save space.
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Without screen share: Video tiles are cropped to reduce space, ideal for sessions with multiple speakers.
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With screen share: The screen share occupies most of the screen, with cropped video tiles arranged around it.
Spotlight Speaker layout
The Spotlight Speaker Layout is perfect for focused discussions or Q&A sessions.
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Without screen share: The active speaker's video tile is larger than others, drawing attention to them.
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With screen share: The active speaker remains prominently displayed alongside the shared screen.
Picture-in-Picture layout
The Picture-in-Picture layout is useful when the content and speaker reactions are equally important.
- Without screen share: Looks like the Group Layout.
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With screen share: Speaker video tiles overlay the shared screen, allowing attendees to see both the speakers and content simultaneously.
Cinema layout
The Cinema layout is optimal for presentations where the content needs the full focus of the audience.
- Without screen share: Looks like the Group layout.
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With screen share: Removes all video tiles, focusing entirely on the shared screen while still allowing speakers to retain their sharing permissions.