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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Layouts & Filtering

> Arrange the Dispatch console from panels, apply layout presets, share layouts and focus on certain services with Selective Dispatching.

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## What are Layouts?

The Dispatch panel has no tabs. Instead, the whole screen is a workspace you build from panels, like the calls board, units, radio groups and timers. Your layout is saved in this browser.

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## Applying a Preset

The quickest way to start is a preset. Open **CAD menu → Layout → Apply Preset** and pick one.

| Preset | Arrangement |
| - | - |
| PSAP Standard (default) | Calls on the left, units, radio groups and radio quick-actions on the right |
| High Volume | A wide call queue, with units and call history on the right |
| Supervisor | Calls and call history on the left, units and radio groups on the right |
| Fire / EMS Radio | Calls, with units, tone board and timers on the right |
| Full Console | Calls on the left, units and groups top right, call history and notepad below |
| Minimal | Calls with a single units column |
| Calls Only | A full-width call queue |

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## Customizing Your Layout

* To add a panel, click **+** on any panel header, pick the panel, then choose where it goes.
* Each header also lets you detach the panel into a floating window or close it.
* Drag the dividers to resize.
* You can add Active Unit Groups and Radio Quick-Actions more than once, for example one group list per service.

### Saving and Sharing

The **Layout** menu lets you **Save layout** under a name and load your saved layouts later. **Share layout** gives you a code another dispatcher can load.

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## Selective Dispatching

Use the **Selective Dispatching** box in the top bar to focus on certain panels (Police, Fire, EMS, DOT) or certain agencies, but not both at once. Clear it to see everything.

<Frame caption="Selective Dispatching">
  <img className="block" src="https://mintcdn.com/melonly/Icf-MhWcCce5bv5F/images/CAD/Dispatch/selective-dispatching.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Icf-MhWcCce5bv5F&q=85&s=11266d7d2680f01f3acbd724e52f59e1" alt="Selective Dispatching box open with Fire and EMS selected" style={{ borderRadius: '0.75rem' }} width="668" height="350" data-path="images/CAD/Dispatch/selective-dispatching.png" />
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The filter applies to your whole console: calls, units, groups, the live map, panic alerts, incoming call alerts, flagged lookup alerts, tone audiences and call title suggestions. Filtered tables get a toggle to briefly show what's hidden.

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