Tutorial video about the container object
The container object is only a "container" for other objects. It is not visible at runtime.
A container can be used to group other objects and add a deeper hierarchy in the project tree.
The Visibility property can be used to make all objects inside the container visible or invisible with just one command and no need to assign visibility properties to each object in the container. Also, moving a set of objects is easier when they are in a container.
To put an object into a container, drag and drop the object into the container in the project tree.
When putting existing objects into a container, please note that the position of the object relative to the parent object will be used to position the object in the container.
I.e. if the object is in a frame that starts at position 0,0 then the container should also start at that position, otherwise the object will be moved to position + container position.
To put an existing layout of objects into a container and keep all positions, put the top left edge of the container at the top left edge of the page and re-size the container so that the objects you want to put in are within the container boundaries.
Attention!Please do not try to override limitations of the objects by using containers, i.e. by putting a container inside of a button and then a button inside of the container in the button. Such combinations are not supported or tested and will most likely lead to unexpected behavior. Also, don't put containers inside of other containers. |