2.8. View Multiple Series
There are several modes for positioning series windows in the study window. The selected mode is saved when the DICOM Viewer is closed.
2.8.1 Auto Mode
This mode is active by default. If two or more series are open, they will be located in the window and scaled automatically, occupying the entire window. Three series are displayed in Fig. 2.9.
To activate this mode, click the 
button or select the Automatic series arrangement
item from the image context menu.
2.8.2 Stacked Mode
This mode allows you to open only one series in the study window. If you try to open another series, the current series will be closed. In this case, the DICOM Viewer will request confirmation for closing the current series.
To activate this mode, click the 
button or select the Stacked series arrangement item
from the image context menu.
2.8.3 Grid Mode
In this mode the study window is split into parts, and a series window can be opened in each of them.
If all cells in the grid are filled, you cannot open another series by double-clicking on the series icon. The DICOM Viewer will suggest that you close any of the open series. If a series is opened by dragging the icon to the view window, the program will request confirmation for closing the current series already opened in this window.
A grid may have from 1 to 100 cells. The maximum number of rows and columns is 10.
Fig. 2.10 illustrates a 2*4 grid with three cells filled.
To set up a 1x2, 2x2 or 2x3 grid, use the 
, 
, 
buttons on the toolbar. These
grid configuration types are available from the image context menu.
To define your own grid configuration, click the 
button or select the Custom series
arrangement item from the image context menu, and set up the required parameters. This
configuration can be set by default (see Section 15.5.1).
For customized grids, the DICOM Viewer allows for auto-fill of the cells with the current study series. The auto-fill function is disabled by default. To enable it, in the main menu, select Options->Settings...->Modules->Image Viewer, then choose the Image arrangement tab and check the Turn on auto-fill in series box. When a series is opened in a new tab, the other series are opened in the cells available. The cells are sorted by serial number.
When positioning series on the grid, the DICOM Viewer allows you to move the boundary
between cells. To do this, move the cursor to the panel border so that it would look like 
or
and drag the border holding the left mouse button. Setting the priority of horizontal or vertical
separator is described in Section 15.5.1.