Panel Widget
A panel widget is a simple panel that can contain other widgets. This allows multiple widgets to be
grouped together and moved around as a single unit. It has this icon in the form builder
Design mode toolbar: ![]()
The Panel widget:
The Tabbed panel widget might be a more flexible alternative to the panel widget.
Adding a panel widget
To add a panel widget switch to design mode, place it on the form, re-size it as appropriate, and then add other non-container widgets to the panel. The area used for the content can be larger than the size of the widget, in which case scroll bars will appear, but generally it is better to avoid this as it makes using the forms more difficult.
Move a panel widget
To move a tab panel widget switch to design mode and drag the border of the widget. This only works for the border region as the internal region of the widget handles events for the widgets the panel contains.
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