is an option for Manipulate , TabView , and other control objects that specifies where controls should be placed.
ControlPlacement
is an option for Manipulate , TabView , and other control objects that specifies where controls should be placed.
Details
- Possible settings include:
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pos place all controls in the specified position{pos1,pos2,…} place control i in position posi
- Possible forms for pos include Bottom , Left , Top , Right .
- The default alignment is Automatic , which corresponds to the standard alignment for the current type of control on the current computer system.
- On supported touchscreen devices, settings for ControlPlacement may be overridden by settings for TouchscreenControlPlacement .
Examples
open all close allScope (1)
Specify different placements for each control if there is more than one:
Properties & Relations (1)
Several functions take a ControlPlacement option:
See Also
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 2007 (6.0) | Updated in 2008 (7.0) ▪ 2012 (9.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), ControlPlacement, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ControlPlacement.html (updated 2012).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "ControlPlacement." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2012. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ControlPlacement.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). ControlPlacement. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ControlPlacement.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_controlplacement, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ControlPlacement}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ControlPlacement.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_controlplacement, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ControlPlacement}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ControlPlacement.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}