Advanced Functionality
intermediateMaster grid layouts, macros, appearance customization, workspaces, and advanced navigation.
MetaGrid Pro includes features for building complex, multi-layered control surfaces. This section covers grid layouts, workspaces, macros, copy and paste, and other tools for customizing your setup beyond the basics.
Topics
- Grid Layouts — Resize, merge, and arrange grid slots on the 24x24 layout to build custom interfaces.
- Copy, Paste, Style & Tiling — Copy and paste objects between grids, apply style across multiple items, and use tiling for batch layout.
- Mastering Macros — Chain multiple actions into a single macro — keyboard shortcuts, app launches, pauses, and more.
- Adjusting Macro Actions — Reorder, duplicate, and delete actions within a macro using drag-and-drop.
- Macro Actions — Complete reference of all available macro action types.
- Dashboard Appearance — Customize dashboard layout, skins, sidebar position, background images, and visual intensity.
- Color Selector — Pick, save, replace, and share colors across your grid elements.
- Universal Grids — Share a grid across multiple profiles using copy-paste or the Common Grids Profile.
- Workspaces — Organize grids and scenes into workspaces within a profile for cleaner management.
- Grid & Scene Access — Advanced navigation: keyboard shortcuts for scenes, button-triggered grid display, and context-specific access.
- Custom Icons — Personalize buttons with your own icons served from a local folder via MetaServer or synced through iCloud Drive.
Topics
- Grid Layouts — Resize, merge, and arrange grid slots on the 24×24 layout to build custom interfaces.
- Copy, Paste, Style & Tiling — Copy and paste objects between grids, apply style across multiple items, and use tiling for batch layout.
- Mastering Macros — Chain multiple actions into a single macro — keyboard shortcuts, app launches, pauses, and more.
- Adjusting Macro Actions — Reorder, duplicate, and delete actions within a macro using drag-and-drop.
- Macro Actions — Complete reference of all available macro action types: keyboard, mouse, text, MIDI, app launch, and more.
- Dashboard Appearance — Customize dashboard layout, skins, sidebar position, background images, and visual intensity at global, workspace, or grid level.
- Color Selector — Use the Color Selector to pick, save, replace, and share colors across your grid elements.
- Universal Grids — Share a grid across multiple profiles using copy-paste or the Common Grids Profile.
- Workspaces — Organize grids and scenes into workspaces within a profile for cleaner management.
- Grid & Scene Access — Advanced navigation: keyboard shortcuts for scenes, button-triggered grid display, and context-specific access.
- Custom Icons — Personalize buttons with your own icons served from a local folder via MetaServer or synced through iCloud Drive.