---
title: "system.gui.setScreenIndex"
description: "Moves an open client to a specific monitor."
---

# system.gui.setScreenIndex

> Moves an open client to a specific monitor.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Moves an open client to a specific monitor. Use with [system.gui.getScreens()](appendix\scripting-functions\system-gui\system-gui-getScreens.md) to identify monitors before moving.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.gui.setScreenIndex(index)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
Integer | `index` | The new monitor index for this client to move to. 0 based.

### Returns
Nothing

### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Example
```python title="Setting a Screen's Index"
# This example could be used on a startup script to move the client to a 2nd monitor.
  
system.gui.setScreenIndex(1)
```