# Screen Size Recommendation / Split Screen

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 9, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267 "2021-03-09T16:24:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![luis.duarte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@luis.duarte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luis.duarte)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267/1 "2021-03-09T16:24:46Z")

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Hello, I am currently developing HMI screens to be used on a 34" Dell monitor. Are there a proper ways to size a HMI screen to fit the monitor without making it look too stretched out? Is there a way to have a split screen?

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267/2 "2021-03-09T16:38:04Z")

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In my experience, Ignition clients scale pretty well to large displays, I have a few running on 42" TVs without issues. You need to review you component layout options, right click the component(s) and choose layout-\>anchored or relative.

For split screens, look at [system.gui.openDesktop()](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.gui.openDesktop)

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**Author:** ![luis.duarte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@luis.duarte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luis.duarte)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267/3 "2021-03-10T14:44:13Z")

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Thank you, if I may ask, what do you use as you minimum screen size?

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267/4 "2021-03-10T14:51:17Z")

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If you are talking about the minimum size in the window property editor, its is 0x0 by default I think. I never mess with that. Best practice is to design according to smallest screen the project will be used on. I’ve used as small as 7" raspberry pi touchscreens.  
[Selecting the Minimum size window - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/selecting-the-minimum-size-window/40295)

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-size-recommendation-split-screen/44267/5 "2021-03-10T14:52:39Z")

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🤣 I just realized that other post is your own!