# Adding Items to a Layout

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More than one item of any type (live cameras, local video, images, etc.) can be added to a layout at a time. (Nx Witness allows 24 items to be displayed on x86 architecture and 64 items on x64 architecture.

IMPORTANT: Viewers and user Roles with similar limitations on their authority cannot add items to a predefined layout. They can only open and add items to new tabs. Also, it is not possible to add cameras to a locked layout.

To add item(s) to layout, choose from one of the following:

•Double-click on the item in the Resource Tree

•Right-click in the Resource Tree to open the context menu and select Open

•Drag-and-drop from the Resource Tree into layout

Note that you can select and add multiple items in the Resource Tree using the Ctrl or Shift keys.

•Open Local file(s) or Folder – they will be added to the current layout (see “Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders”)

New i tems will scale to occupy the available space in layout. Nx Witness adjusts the aspect ratio of viewing grid cells according to the aspect ratio of the items in layout to maximize use of display space. See "Changing Cell Aspect Ratio".

To open items directly into a new tab

•Right-click on the desired item(s) in the Resource Tree and select Open in New Tab in the context menu

•Drag-and-drop the selected item(s) from the Resource Tree and onto the Navigation Panel header

IMPORTANT: It may be difficult to locate and add each device manually. You can use the search pane to help locate items (see "Search").

To configure a layout using Search

1.Create a new layout (see "Creating and Assigning New Layouts".)

2.Enter keywords into the Search box. The search results will appear on the viewing grid automatically.

3.By adding or deleting keywords from the search box, the items on the viewing grid will vary.

4.Save the configured layout.