# Dual monitor screen number issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision\ **Created:** [August 19, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dual-monitor-screen-number-issue/94817 "2024-08-19T16:19:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dual-monitor-screen-number-issue/94817/5 "2024-08-20T16:10:21Z")
You may find this topic helpful: > [@How to show Monitor Number using the Label Display?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-show-monitor-number-using-the-label-display/93360/6): > > I suppose it depends on what the screen index is being used for. When I position windows in multi monitor setups, I want the screens to be sequentially indexed from left to right and top to bottom because my windows get covered up, and it makes it easier to find a specific instance in a specific monitor when tabbing. The problem is, screen indexes don't often work that way. Here's a variation on a script I developed that will return an index based upon which monitor the parent window is in fro… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dual-monitor-screen-number-issue/94817)._