Table layout panel scroll bar

c# user-interface scrollbar tablelayoutpanel
tom picture tom · Jan 25, 2011 · Viewed 44.1k times · Source

given a table layout panel with 2 columns and many rows, how can i attatch a scroll bar to it as sometimes it grows much greater than the size of the form .

Thank you

Answer

Alex Essilfie picture Alex Essilfie · Jan 25, 2011

The TableLayoutPanel is an example of a ScrollableControl. You can therefore set it's AutoScroll property to True and the control will automatically create scroll bars when it's preferred size exceeds its current size. This will provide you with the desired effect with minimal hassle.

Procedure

  1. Set the MaximumSize property to a preferred maximum size or you can dock the TableLayoutPanel in your form.
  2. Set the AutoScroll property of the TableLayoutPanel to true.



FYI:
The Panel, ToolStrip, FlowLayoutPanel, SplitterPanel, TableLayoutPanel, TabPage and ToolStripContentPanel all inherit the ScrollableControl class so this answer applies to them as well.

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