# Conditional Overrides for Scenes

Use conditional overrides to control the appearance of a Scene based on device sizes and orientation.

Sometimes a [Scene](https://www.airship.com/docs/reference/glossary/#scene) that looks great on a phone screen in portrait orientation doesn't deliver the same impact on a tablet in landscape. Using conditional overrides, you can be sure your Scenes display in ways that best represent your content. 

Using a fullscreen view style as an example, without overrides the Scene is displayed as fullscreen on all devices in any orientation. On a large device, such as a 12.9" iPad Pro, this may be overwhelming. For a better experience, you could add overrides for these display scenarios: 

* Large device in landscape orientation: Set height and width to 80%.
* Large device in portrait orientation: Set height to 60% and width to 70%.

These overrides ensure that when viewed on large devices, the Scene is reduced to a comfortable viewing size.

![Set conditional overrides to control how your Scenes are rendered on different devices and in different orientations](https://www.airship.com/docs/images/whats-new/scene-overrides_hu_801328478d14ddf3.webp)

*Set conditional overrides to control how your Scenes are rendered on different devices and in different orientations*

While creating a Scene, you can use the new [orientation preview tool](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/messaging/in-app-experiences/configuration/content/#preview-tools) to see how your content will appear when a device is rotated:

![Previewing a modal Scene on a tablet in landscape orientation](https://www.airship.com/docs/images/whats-new/overrides-preview_hu_bb505344063ca6f9.webp)

*Previewing a modal Scene on a tablet in landscape orientation*

You'll also see a minor layout change. Instead of selecting **Settings** or **Screens** when editing a Scene, select the gear or file icon in the left sidebar.

## Documentation

To learn how to set up conditional overrides and see device size examples, go to [Scene defaults](https://www.airship.com/docs/guides/messaging/in-app-experiences/configuration/defaults/#scene-defaults) in the *In-App Experience Defaults* docs.