# How to display crosshairs in a single window. For example: the crosshair disappears when a single window is enlarged

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**Created:** [May 26, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-display-crosshairs-in-a-single-window-for-example-the-crosshair-disappears-when-a-single-window-is-enlarged/23593 "2022-05-26T10:49:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-display-crosshairs-in-a-single-window-for-example-the-crosshair-disappears-when-a-single-window-is-enlarged/23593/4 "2022-05-28T04:39:45Z")

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Crosshair and slice intersections are two different things. Slice intersections will not appear if you only have one slice view in the view layout. If you enable crosshair display, it will be always visible in the slice and 3D views, regardless of what layout you use.

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