The Form Window Layout Modes

There are two different layout modes that you can use when working in the Form windows (editor windows):

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Using the sketch mode, you can place the form objects freely and organize them easily by dragging them. The sketch mode is useful as a starting point to quickly make a layout that is roughly want you want. However, what you see in the sketch mode will not be exactly what you get when running the application.

•	Using the grid mode, you can control in detail what the final layout of the form will look like.

The sketch mode computes the row and column layout from absolute coordinates, heights, and widths of each contained form object. The grid mode lets you specify the row and column size of the contained form objects.

You select the mode by clicking the Sketch button () or the Grid button () in the Layout group of the Form ribbon toolbar. See the following sections for more information about each mode.

You can specify which default layout mode to use as the default on the Forms page in the Preferences dialog box.

Opening Other Form windows From A Form Window

Some form objects are forms themselves, such as the grid panel, or contain forms, such as the card stack. To open a new Form window for these forms, Alt-click on them.