Configure the Layout Of a Panel Element

The layout of a panel element determines how the element appears on a panel.

To configure the layout of a panel element:

1. In Configurator, expand Pages in the configuration tree to display the existing pages.

2. Select the page containing the panel that you want to edit.

3. Click Edit.

4. On the General page, select the panel that contains the panel element that you want to edit.

5. Click the Edit Panel button.

   The panel's Properties dialog box appears.

6. Click the Properties tab.

   The layout of the current panel elements appears.

7. Select the panel element that you want to edit in the list.

8. Click Edit.

   The panel element's Properties dialog box appears.

9. On the Layout tab, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

10. Click OK.

Panel element layout options

Option	Description
Show label	Select this option to show a label near the element on the property page.
Text	Type the label text to show near the element on the property page.
Minimum width	Select this option to set the minimum width of the label text before text wrapping is applied. Type the minimum number of characters in the input box.
Placement	Select a vertical alignment option for the label text. The label is always shown to the left of the element.
Fixed width	Select this option to set a fixed width for the element. This prevents the element from expanding or shrinking to fit the width of the property page. Type the width of the element in characters in the input box.
Select the format for this property	Select an option to control the display of date property values. This option is visible only when a date property is selected as the property type on the General page.