# Layout

> Windowed, Framed or Dynamic: one page at a time, or the list and what you open side by side.

Page: https://docs.memex.tools/frames

The layout decides what happens when you open something from a list on **Notes**, **Review Inbox** or **Skills**. There are three.

![Windowed, Framed and Dynamic, in Settings › Preferences](https://docs.memex.tools/images/layout.jpg)

## Windowed

One page at a time. Click a note and it fills the window. Go back to see the list again.

![A note in Windowed: it fills the page, with its details on the right](https://docs.memex.tools/images/windowed.jpg)

Best for phones, tablets and small screens. This is the default.

## Framed

The list stays on the left, and what you click opens on the right. Click another row and only the right side changes, so you never lose your place in the list.

![A note in Framed: the notes list on the left, the open note on the right](https://docs.memex.tools/images/framed.jpg)

On **Review Inbox** the right side shows the change to review; on **Skills**, the skill.

Best for wide screens and big monitors.

## Dynamic

Dynamic switches between the two for you, by the width of the window. A wide window shows frames. Make it narrower and you get one page at a time; widen it and the list comes back.

Choose it if you use the same browser on a laptop and on a big monitor, or often resize the window. Hiding the sidebar makes room for frames sooner.

## Choose a layout

### 1. Open Preferences
Press the gear at the top right, then **Preferences**.

### 2. Pick a layout
Under **Layout**, choose **Windowed**, **Framed** or **Dynamic**. It changes at once.

> **Note**
>
> Each browser keeps its own layout, so your phone can stay **Windowed** while your computer is **Framed**.

## Use frames

| To | Do this |
|---|---|
| Open something | Click its row. A link inside a note opens on the right too. |
| Make the list wider or narrower | Drag the line between the two sides. Double-click it to reset. |
| Jump between the two sides | Press **F6**. |
| Close what's open | Press **Esc**, or **×** at its top right. |

## Related

- [Find notes](https://docs.memex.tools/find-notes): Search by words or by meaning, narrow by tags and status, and use search operators.
- [Review Inbox](https://docs.memex.tools/review-inbox): Approve, amend or reject what your assistants wrote, one at a time or several at once.
- [Skills](https://docs.memex.tools/skills): Notes of instructions an assistant loads when a task matches, and how to make and manage them.