# Conference layout management
During a conference you can change its layout which is the arrangement of participants' video windows on the screen.
To do it, click the 
button in the upper conference control panel.
Here you can:
Go to the advanced Layout settings
Check the Active speaker layout box, so that the participant, who is currently speaking, is displayed in an enlarged window.
Activate the checkbox Do not display non-video participants in the layout to hide the participants who are not streaming their video.
When the Layout settings button is clicked, the following menu will open:
Here you can select one of three video layouts and configure Automatic layout changes, specifically you can choose how the content window will behave when it is automatically enlarged. The following options are possible:
Display in a single layout window with other participants being hidden
Move to a separate application window
Display in an enlarged layout window.
# Changing video layout for other meeting participants
If you are a conference moderator, go to Real-time meeting management by clicking the 
button in the meeting control panel.
Please note that you can have multiple video layouts of the same type (e.g., for all participants). To activate one of the layouts from the list, click the button 
in the row with the selected layout. Here, you will also see which layout is already being streamed to the conference (it will be marked with the 
icon).
The real-time meeting management window will open. If no video layouts have been created so far, you will need to select the category of users for whom the layout will be set up:
For all. The layout you create will be sent to all users in the conference without exception.
For SIP/H.323 devices and WebRTC. If this option is selected, the layout will be sent exclusively to selected types of devices, which can be useful, for example, when streaming a conference to an external audience.
Individual video layout. You select an individual conference participant for whom you create the layout.
In this window, you can also view detailed information about a conference. Click the button 
in the upper panel next to the conference name and select the Conference details option.
Regardless of the option you choose, the window with video layout settings will open.
You will be able to configure the following parameters:
Layout — here, you can add another layout to simultaneously send different layouts to several individual users or device types. For example, you can create two layouts — one for an individual user and another for everyone else.
Type — here, you can choose how video windows will be distributed across the layout. If you hover the mouse over any layout type option, you will see its description.
Number — here, you can select how many participants' windows will be in your video layout.
Name — select whether the participant's name will be displayed, and if so, where (above or below the video window).
The button
opens the menu with additional options: Fill layout, Lock layout, Rename layout, Clear all video slots, and Delete layout.User windows — by clicking on each of these windows, you can choose its type: fixed participant (reserved for a certain user), randomly-selected participant, active speaker, reserved for shared content, automatic rotation (alternation) of participants at a certain frequency.
For more details on the types of video windows in layouts and their usage, refer to the guide on the TrueConf Server personal area.
If you are not currently participating in an active conference, the link to real-time meeting manager may still be available in the application scheduler (or in the personal area). However, the following requirements have to be met:
You are the operator added to the list of invited conference participants.
You are the conference owner.
# Adjusting your video layout of the ongoing meeting
You can always adjust your view of the current meeting.
If you change your video layout during the meeting, the view of other participants (both native and browser-based) will not change.
To change the order of video windows:
Press and hold the left mouse button on the pane you would like to relocate.
Drag the selected pane to another place on the screen.
Release the mouse button to switch the participants' panes.
To select a priority window, which will be displayed as the largest in the layout:
Select the option with an enlarged (spotlighted) window in the Type drop-down list.
Choose the “fixed” type for the enlarged (spotlighted) window and select a participant who will be displayed in it.
You can change the position of large windows in the same way. Just drag them to the selected location.
# Can meeting participants decline the locked video layout?
Yes, if the meeting owner selects Enable users to change layout in the real-time meeting manager.
In this case, conference participants will receive a notification about the new layout created by the moderator and accept or decline this layout:
Even if the video layout from the moderator was declined, a user will still be able to enable it. The corresponding button will be available in the Layout settings section of the conference control panel.
# Shuffling (rotation) of participants in video slots
You can also configure automatic shuffling (rotation) of participants in the video layout. This feature can be useful, for example, if you need to review the video sent by each conference participant.
To configure shuffling (rotation), go to Real-time meeting management. You need to click the 
button which is above the list of video layouts (the button will be displayed only if you have at least one layout):
By clicking the button, you will open the pop-up window where you can:
Choose the order in which the slots will be shuffled: from the smaller slot number to the larger, or vice versa
Select the type of shuffling: whether the slots will be randomly replaced with others from the list or shifted by one in a certain order
Set the interval for shuffling participants (in seconds).
After selecting all the parameters, click Apply.
# Multi-window mode
During a conference, you can enable the multi-window mode. It will be useful if you work with multiple monitors: you manage your conference in the main window, while the video area switches to an additional window. There are two options to enable the multi-window mode:
Open conference controls, click on the button
and select Enable multi-window mode.The method described above can also be used to enable multi-window mode in the conference widget.
When you take all the steps described above, the conference video layout will be displayed in a separate application window.
You can disable multi-window mode by clicking Disable multi-window mode in the main application window.
# Vertical orientation of windows in video layouts
Vertical orientation of participants' windows is supported for point-to-point calls and conferences with layouts that include windows of equal size and an enlarged window.
If windows in the conference layout are of the same size, and more than 50 percent of users are streaming video from a camera with a vertical orientation, this orientation will be applied to all windows (including those ones with a horizontal orientation).
