Once the object has been added to the form, you can change its size and position by selecting a handle on the border of the object and dragging it to the required position. You can do so by using the Snap to Grid feature for maximum precision, or turning Snap to Grid off for greater freedom of movement.
You can also change the size or position of the object by selecting the object and specifying the Size or Location property in the Properties window.
Changing the position of an object incrementally
You can change the position of an object, or multiple objects, incrementally by nudging the selected object with the Up, Down, Left, or Right arrow keys. Select one or more object as described below, and press the appropriate arrow key.
The distance that the object moves depends on the setting of the Snap to Grid option.
With Snap to Grid on, the object moves one grid increment
With Snap to Grid off, the object moves one pixel.
Placing Objects on Fixed Screens
By default, overlapping a character or a field on top of another character or field in a Fixed screen is prevented. In addition, if the available space for the placement of a field on a form is less than the defined length of the attribute, then the field is truncated.
Making an Object Invisible
You might want to make one or more objects on a form invisible to the user at runtime. To do this, change the Visible property of the object from True to False.
Selecting Multiple Objects
You can also select multiple objects that you want to delete, cut, or copy, and paste onto another area of the form or onto another form. You can also move multiple objects, in one operation, to a different position on the form.
To select multiple objects, perform the following:
Identify the desired objects for selection.
Position the cursor on the form at a location outside the total area of the objects.
Click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor around the objects. A bounding box is drawn on the screen to identify the area within which all the objects are selected.
Release the mouse button which in turn selects all the objects within the area.
Note: Selecting multiple objects in this way groups them only temporarily and should not be confused with creating a group of objects with the GridPanel control.
You might also select multiple objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking each object that you want to select.