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Networked VGA Grid User Guide Create a custom channel
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.
See
Resize and position layout items using percents or pixels (custom channel) for more information.
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
pixels and percents changing only the boxes you want to use pixel values. At any time you can switch
back to percents by typing a percent. See
Resize and position layout items using percents or pixels
(custom channel) for more information.
Add a text overlay (custom channel)
Adding a static or dynamic text overlay to your custom channel is an easy way to customize your stream.
This topic covers:
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Custom overlay text (static)
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Custom overlay text (dynamic)
You can add an overlay to a layout on an existing local custom channel or you can create a new channel. If
you're not sure how to create a channel or a layout, start by reviewing the first few steps in the topic
Custom
channel layout editor .
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