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Revision as of 09:38, 19 September 2013
Purpose
A group box is a labeled rectangular frame that surrounds a set of related controls. A group box is a way to show relationships visually; it provides no additional functionality.
Example
Guidelines
Is this the right control
- Always use a group box to arrange related controls.
Behavior
- Do not nest grouping elements; use layout to show relationships within a group.
- Do not place controls in group box’ caption.
- Do not disable groups. To indicate that a group of controls doesn't currently apply, disable all the controls within the group, but not the group itself.
- Put a splitter between aligned grouping controls.
Appearance
- Label the group box with a descriptive caption.
- Do not assign an access key to the group box’ caption.