The Zoom Rooms controller or touch screen lets you choose the video layout that displays on Zoom Rooms displays during a meeting. In Zoom Rooms with one display, tap View on the controller or touch screen to choose the layout.

In Zoom Rooms with multiple displays, tap View on the controller or touch screen to choose the layout on the first display. If a participant is screen sharing, and the default display layout is configured to share content on the first display, the View button will control the next display; if the default display layout is configured to place shared content on all displays, the View button will control the first display instead.

Note: A Zoom Rooms administrator can customize the default display layout on each screen.

This article covers:

• Speaker view
• Thumbnail view
• Gallery View
• Flexible active speaker view
• Dynamic layout
• How to change the layout on Zoom Rooms with one screen
  • Single display Speaker View options during screen share
  • Thumbnail view options during screen share
  • Enabling flexible active speaker view
• How to change the layout on Zoom Rooms with multiple screens

Prerequisites for changing the Zoom Room video layout

• Zoom Rooms for Conference Room 5.14.0 or higher
• Zoom Rooms Controller
  • Android: 5.14.0 or higher
  • iOS: 5.14.0 or higher

Speaker view

In Zoom Rooms with one display, Speaker View displays a large view of the person currently speaking, with a smaller thumbnail of the previous speaker as a picture-within-picture. During screen sharing, the shared screen is in the large display and the thumbnail shows the person who is currently speaking. This view includes Layout Options, where you can choose the size and location of the thumbnail, choose to display the current speaker or shared screen without a thumbnail, and swap the content and current speaker.

In Zoom Rooms with more than one display, Speaker View displays a full screen view of the person currently speaking on the first display, but there are no further layout options.

Thumbnail view

Thumbnail View combines the Speaker View with a scaled down version of the Gallery View. A small strip of thumbnails, showing up to eight participants who were the most recent speakers, displays above or beneath a relatively larger view of the active speaker. The position of the thumbnails is controlled by the default display layout configuration and cannot be altered from the Zoom Rooms controller or touch screen interface. A Zoom Rooms administrator can customize the default display layout, including thumbnail position.

This view includes Layout Options where you can paginate between participants if there are more than eight, and choose how they are sorted.

When screen sharing in Zoom Rooms with one display, the shared screen is displayed in the large view and the thumbnails will show up to eight participants, including the active speaker, and those who were most recently speakers.

When screen sharing in Zoom Rooms with more than one display, the shared screen is displayed in the large view and the thumbnails will show up to eight participants, including the current speaker, and those who were most recently speakers.

Note: Zoom Rooms for Touch will only display thumbnails above the larger speaker view, and ignore configuration that places them below, as the touch interface is located along the bottom of the display.

Gallery View

Gallery View displays up to 25 participants per screen by default or up to 49 participants per screen if enabled in the settings. The active speaker is highlighted in Gallery View. If there are more participants than the per-screen limit, an arrow displays next to the icon. Tap the right arrow to display the next group of participants on the screen, and tap the left arrow to display the previous set.

This view includes Layout Options where you can choose how participants are sorted.

Gallery View is not available in a Zoom Room with one screen while screen sharing.

Flexible active speaker view

When this view is enabled, active speaker view will be displayed when a remote participant speaks. Once the participant stops speaking for 15 seconds, the meeting will revert to gallery view or the background screen until another participant starts talking.

Dynamic Layout

Dynamic Layout is a tiered layout that allows users to focus on multiple speakers at one time without switching. The layout actively adapts to the meeting and who is speaking so that more active participants are prominently displayed and in-room users can see them better. This layout can be toggled in-meeting or set as the default by an administrator.

Note: Dynamic Layout is only supported on single display rooms. 

How to change the layout on Zoom Rooms with one screen

To choose the layout for a room with one display:

1. Start or join a meeting.
2. Tap View .
3. Tap the icon with the view you want to display.

Single display Speaker View options during screen share

If a participant is sharing their screen, Tap Options below View for these layout options:

• To move the floating video to a different location, tap the corner you want it to display in.
• Off: Remove the floating video.
• Normal: Change the floating video to its original size.
• Enlarge 2x: Increase the size of the floating video.
• Swap Content: Swap the shared screen and the active speaker's video between the thumbnail row and the large view.

Thumbnail view options during screen share

If a participant is sharing their screen, Tap Options below View for these layout options:

• Swap Content: Swap the shared screen and participant's video between the thumbnail row and the main screen.

Enabling flexible active speaker view

1. Start or join a meeting.
2. Tap View .
3. Tap toggle next to Auto Switch with Speaker.

How to change the layout on Zoom Rooms with multiple screens

In Zoom Rooms with two or three displays, the display settings for the each display are customized by the Zoom Rooms administrator. What you see on each display depends on the number of meeting participants and whether any participant is screen sharing.

Each display might be configured to show any of the following layouts:

• Me (the self-view of the room’s default camera)
• Gallery View
• Speaker View
  Note: If multiple screens are configured for speaker view, the active speaker will only be shown on one screen. The other screen will display the last active speaker. 
• Thumbnail View
  Note: If Thumbnail View is enabled, it precludes the use of Gallery View on another display. In a two display room with thumbnail view configured for both displays after sharing starts, thumbnails will only be shown on the second display if there are more than 8 participants in the meeting. With 8 or fewer participants, shared content will be shown instead. 
• Background Image configured for the room

Once screen sharing has been initiated, each display may also be configured to show:

• Shared Content from a meeting participant
• Thumbnail View + Shared Content from a meeting participant (note: it is possible for multiple displays to show Thumbnail View + Shared Content while Screen Sharing is in use)

A Zoom Rooms administrator can customize the display on each screen.