Page Layout Overview

Introduction

A monitor displays a series of images in viewports. A viewport is a sub-section of your monitor. For example, a 2x2 page layout contains four viewports on your monitor. You can use the Page Layout tool to change the number of viewports on a monitor. The page layout you select determines how many series that Synapse can concurrently display on a monitor.

Spanning and repeating page options are available in multi-monitor workstations.

Note:

If you change the page layout, Synapse automatically adds or removes reading protocol steps if necessary.

Synapse provides default asymmetric, symmetric, and custom page layout options.

Single Monitor Workstation

For a single monitor workstation, change the page layout using Page Layout . You can only change the page layout options for that monitor.

Multiple Monitor Workstation

For a multiple monitor workstation, you have the option of changing the page layout for either the selected monitor or for other monitors for that workstation. You can repeat a page layout across two, three, or four monitors. Four monitors is the maximum supported number of monitors in a workstation.

Example A

For example, if you have a four-monitor setup, you can configure the following as shown in Example A:

  • Monitors 1 and 2 have a 2x2 page layout (four viewports on Monitor 1 and 2)
  • Monitor 3 has a 2x1 page layout (two viewports on Monitor 3)
  • Monitor 4 has a 1x1 page layout (one viewport on Monitor 4)

Example A: Monitors with Different Page Layouts

Monitor 1

Monitor 2

Monitor 3

Monitor 4

Study 1

Study1

Study 1

Study 1

Series 1

Series 2

Series 5

Series 6

Series 9

 

Series 11

 

Series 3

Series 4

Series 7

Series 8

Series 10

 

Additionally, you can use the same page layout for the selected monitor and all other monitors when you choose the All Monitors (repeat) option. For example, if you select monitor 2 and choose a 2x2 page layout, you can repeat the 2x2 page layout for all the monitors in your workstation.

1x1 Page Layout Options Across Multiple Monitors

You have two additional options for a 1x1 page layout across multiple monitors:

  • Spanning across all monitors (shown in Example C)
  • Repeating across all monitors (shown in Example D)

Example B

In Example B, you have 4 monitors in a 2x2 page layout for Study 1. Each series could have one or more images.

Example B: 4 Monitors in 2x2 Page Layout

Monitor 1

Monitor 2

Monitor 3

Monitor 4

Study 1

Study1

Study 1

Study 1

Series 1

Series 2

Series 5

Series 6

Series 9

Series 10

Series 13

Series 14

Series 3

Series 4

Series 7

Series 8

Series 11

Series 12

Series 15

Series 16

Example C

You can set up your monitors to display a single series of a study with each monitor containing consecutive images from the same series as shown in Example C:

Example C: Spanning a 1x1 Page Layout Across 4 Monitors

Monitor 1

Monitor 2

Monitor 3

Monitor 4

Study 1

Study 1

Study 1

Study 1

Series 1

Series 1

Series 1

Series 1

Image 1 of Series 1

Image 2 of Series 1

Image 3 of Series 1

Image 4 of Series 1

Example D

Another option is to set up your monitors to display the first image from each consecutive series in a study as shown in Example D:

Example D: Repeating a 1x1 Page Layout Across 4 Monitors

Monitor 1

Monitor 2

Monitor 3

Monitor 4

Study 1

Study 1

Study 1

Study 1

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Image 1 of series 1

Image 1 of series 2

Image 1 of series 3

Image 1 of series 4

 

Related Topics

Changing a Single Monitor Page Layout

Changing Page Layout for Multiple Monitors

Changing to a 1x1 Page Layout for Multiple Monitors