Modifying panels and panel holders

Use the following procedures to rearrange the order in which panels appear in a panel holder, to move a panel to another panel or panel holder, to remove a panel from the current view of a form, or to delete a panel from all views of a form. These procedures are applicable for progressive views only.

To change the size of a panel and a panel holder

1. In , right-click a panel that you want to resize.
2. From the shortcut menu, select Increase/Decrease Size of Panel/Panel Holder by.
   The Change Size By dialog box is displayed.
   
3. To change the height of the panel, select the Height check box, and then enter a value, for example, enter 25 or 50 in the adjacent box to change the height by 25 pixels or 50 pixels.
4. To change the width of the panel, select the Width check box, and then enter a value, for example, enter 25 or 50 in the adjacent box to change the width by 25 pixels or 50 pixels.
5. To also modify the size of the panel holder, select the Modify size of parent check box.
6. Click OK.

To copy and paste the current panel and all its child panels

1. In , right-click the panel that you want to copy.
2. From the shortcut menu, select Copy Selected and it's children.
3. Go to the space on the form where you want to paste the copied panel, and then from the shortcut menu, select Paste.

To enable anchor navigation for a flow panel holder

1. In , drag a flow panel holder onto a form in progressive view
2. On the Properties tab, click Orientation and then select Vertical from the list.
3. Click Enable Anchor Navigation and then select True from the list.
4. Click Anchor Placement, and then select one of the following options from the list:
   1. Left—To place the anchor on the left side of the flow panel holder
   2. Right—To place the anchor on the right side of the flow panel holder

To make a panel anchorable

1. In , drag a flow panel holder onto a form in progressive view
2. On the Properties tab, click Orientation and then select Vertical from the list.
3. Click Enable Anchor Navigation and then select True from the list.
4. Select a panel from the flow panel holder, and then on the Properties tab, select True from the list for the Anchorable property.
5. Click Icon, and then type the name of an icon. See Icons-available-in-Developer-Studio-to-support-PWA.

To rearrange panels in the current form view

1. Select the panel holder containing the panels that you want to rearrange.
2. In the Panels category on the Properties tab, select the Panels property, and click the ellipsis () button.
    In the Panels dialog box, the Panels in Current View column lists the order in which panels currently appear in the panel holder.
   Panels dialog box
   
3. Select a panel, and click Up or Down to change its order.
4. Click OK.

To move a panel to another panel or panel holder

1. Right-click the panel to be moved.
2. In the context menu, select Move Panel To.
   Move Panel to Other Panel Holder dialog box
   
3. In the Move Panel to Other Panel Holder dialog box, select the new location for the panel.
   • If you select a panel holder, the panel becomes the last panel of that holder.
   • If you select another panel or a view, the panel becomes a standalone panel on the selected container.

To remove a panel from only the current form view

1. Select the panel holder containing the panels that you want to remove.
2. In the Panels category on the Properties tab, select the Panels property, and click its ellipsis button.
3. In the Panels dialog box, select a panel, and click Remove.
    The panel is removed only from the current view of the form. If the form has only one view, the panel is deleted.
4. Click OK.

To delete a panel from all views in a form

1. Select the panel you want to delete.
2. Right-click and select Delete from the context menu.
    The panel is deleted from all views of the form.