Projects/Usability/HIG/GroupBox

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    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.

    Implementation