This section explains the following:
For an explanation of controls see Controls.
For more information on each type of control, see the Control Reference
Add a Control
To add a control to a print layout, drag the control from the Control Bar to a band that will contain controls, like the Detail band. Scroll the Control Bar to see more controls.
Drag a control from the Control Bar and drop it on a band
If two controls overlap each other in the layout (
), they are shaded red.
Similarly, if a control spans a band or margin boundary (
), the control is shaded red.
Select a Control
Use any of the following methods to select a control:
•Click the control on the design surface.
To select multiple controls, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while selecting the controls.
•Drag across the control on the design surface.
To select multiple controls, drag across multiple controls.
•Select the control in the Properties panel 
or in Print Layout Explorer 
.
When a control is selected, its handles show.
Selected Label control
Delete a Control
To remove a control from a print layout, select the control and press Delete on your keyboard or click Delete 
in Print Layout Explorer.
Deleting a Panel control or Table control deletes the controls in the panel or table.
Control Properties
All control settings can be configured in the Properties panel. To configure a control's properties, first select the control. The Properties panel shows the properties for the currently selected control. For more information about a control's properties, see the Control Reference.
Some settings can also be configured in the layout. For example, you can double-click a Label control in the layout and type the text directly into the control.
