When set to False the grid is ignored and controls will appear where they are dropped or drawn. When set to True new controls will "snap" to the nearest grid location when added.
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When the dialog appears, click on Windows Forms Designer in the left hand tree. Grid settings are changed using the Visual Studio Options screen. Note also that for some reason, changes to the grid do not immediately take effect in forms in which you are already working. These settings are global in that once defined, they apply to all forms and projects, not just to the current form or project. There are a number of ways to configure the granularity and behavior of the Visual Studio grid. When the grid is active, controls "snap" to the nearest grid position when added to a form. When adding controls to a form it is possible to configure how controls are positioned and sized by activating a grid. Positioning and Sizing Controls Using the Grid The new control will appear positioned and sized according to the size and location of the box. When the box reaches the required size for the new control, release the mouse button. A box will be drawn as you drag the pointer. Click and hold down the left hand mouse button and drag the pointer. Once the control is highlighted, move the mouse pointer to the location on the form where you would like the top left hand corner of the new control to appear. This is achieved by first selecting the desired control in the Toolbox. The most precise mechanism for adding a control to a form is to draw it. The position of the control can subsequently be refined using the mouse or arrow keys to move the location of the control. When the control is in the required location, release the mouse button to drop the control into place. Once the control is added to the form you will need to click and drag it to the desired location.ĭragging a Dropping Controls onto the FormĪnother approach to adding controls to a form is to click on the control in the Toolbox and drag it onto the form. The downside is that Visual Studio does not know where you want the control positioned in the form and consequently positions the controls near to the top left hand corner of the form. The advantage of this approach is that it is very quick to add multiple controls to a form. The control is then automatically added to the current form. One way to add a control to a form is to simply double click on the control in the Toolbox. The Toolbox contains all of the controls available to be added to a form. Double Clicking the Control in the Toolbox In this chapter we will cover each of these different approaches. Visual Studio provides three methods for adding new controls to a form. When detached, the Toolbox appears as follows: It can also be detached and allowed to float anywhere on the desktop by clicking and dragging on the title bar after applying the push pin. The Toolbox can be pinned in place so that it no longer auto-hides by clicking on the push pin in the title bar. The Toolbox is usually accessed by clicking on the Toolbox tab to the left of the Visual Studio main window. Controls are added to the form using the Toolbox.