Setting Layout Properties

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You can modify the appearance of your forms by adjusting general layout manager properties as well as properties specific to components.

In the IDE you can modify:

To set general layout manager properties:

  1. Select the layout manager's node in the Inspector window.
  2. In the Properties window, select the property you want to edit and enter the desired value. Note that the properties vary depending on the layout manager and that some layout managers do not have any properties.
  3. The IDE updates all effected components' positions.

To set layout properties of components:

  1. Select the component in the Inspector window.
  2. Click the Properties button at the top of the Properties window.
  3. Scroll down to Layout properties, select the property you want to edit and enter the desired value.

    The IDE automatically updates the component's layout behavior.

See Also
About Layout Managers
Setting the Layout Manager
Working With Containers

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