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to the front in this situation, assign an object name to the field that’s on the panel and use
the
Go to Object script step to locate that instance of the field.
• To ensure that objects on a panel are resized along with the panel, specify resize settings
for both the panel and the objects. See
Setting auto-resize options for layout objects.
• You can format the appearance of one or more tab panels or slide panels to be conditional
(for example, format a tab panel to appear red when a certain condition is met). See
Defining conditional formatting for layout objects.
Related topics
Drawing and inserting objects on a layout
Placing and removing fields on a layout
Selecting and working with objects on a layout
Formatting panel controls
Moving and resizing panel controls
You can move, resize, and reshape tab controls and slide controls.
To move a panel control and all objects on it:
• In Layout mode, drag the tab control or slide control to the new location.
See Moving objects on a layout.
To resize or reshape a panel control:
1. In Layout mode, select the tab control or slide control.
2. Drag a selection handle to change the size or shape of the tab control or slide control.
Note The size or shape of the objects on the tab control or slide control don’t change unless the
objects have been selected with the tab control or slide control.
See Resizing and reshaping objects.
Notes
• When you move a tab control or a slide control, all the objects on the panel control move
with it.
• If you make a tab control or slide control smaller, objects may become hidden from view.
Either resize the panel control or change the size of the text on the panels to fit the panel
control’s new size.
• If an object no longer fits within a resized panel, the object becomes partially or completely
hidden. However, it is still a part of the panel.
• If a panel control is not wide enough to display all of its panels, the panels will be truncated.
• You can’t move, resize, or reshape a locked panel control. See Protecting objects from
change.
Copying, duplicating, and deleting panel controls
You can copy, duplicate, or delete tab controls and slide controls and all the objects on them.
Note If you select and copy locked objects (panel controls or the objects placed on them), the
copied objects are unlocked when pasted. For more on selecting objects on a layout, see
Selecting
objects.