Layout properties
Layout properties allow you to control the layout, position and display of an element.
Adding layout properties to a style
To add layout properties to a style:
- Navigate to the Style builder. This is available when you edit Base styles or Custom styles. For more, see Using the style builder
- Within the Style editor area, click on the Properties button
- Then select Layout > (Select a Layout sub-group) in the menu.
The Layout properties include the following groups of fields:
Height
- Min height - Set the minimum height of an element
- Max height - Set the maximum height of an element
- Fixed height - Fix the height of an element
For details of each property, see Height properties.
Width
- Width - Set the width of an element
- Max width - Set the maximum width of an element
- Min width - Set the minimum width of an element
For details of each property, see Width properties.
Padding
- Padding top - Set the padding top of an element
- Padding bottom - Set the padding bottom of an element
- Padding left - Set the padding left of an element
- Padding right - Set the padding right of an element
- Padding equal - Set the padding of all four sides of an element. If a more specific padding is also set E.g. Padding left, this will override the equal padding on the left side
For details of each property, see Padding properties.
Margin
- Margin top - Set the margin top of an element
- Margin bottom - Set the margin bottom of an element
- Margin left - Set the margin left of an element
- Margin right - Set the margin right of an element
- Margin equal - Set the margin of all four sides of an element. If a more specific margin is also set E.g. Margin left, this will override the equal margin on the left side
For details of each property, see Margin properties.
Float
- Float - Float the element to the right or left of an element
- Clear - Clear the float on the left or right of an element
- Clearfix - Automatically clear child elements
For details of each property, see Float properties.
Position
- Position - Select the way an element is positioned.
For details of each property, see Position properties.
Display
- Display - Select how an element is displayed
- Visibility - Select the visibility of an element
- Overflow - Select how the children of an element will overflow
For details of each property, see Display properties.
Opacity
- Opacity - Set the opacity of an element.
For details of each property, see Opacity properties.
Box shadow
- Type - Select between inner shadow and outer shadow
- Horizontal - Set the horizontal length of the shadow
- Vertical - Set the vertical length of the shadow
- Blur - Set the blur of the shadow
- Spread - Set the spread of the shadow
- Color - Set the color of the shadow
For details of each property, see Box shadow properties.
Vertical alignment
- Baseline - Align the baseline of the element with the baseline of the parent element. This is default
- Top - Align the top of the element with the top of the tallest element on the line
- Text top - Align the top of the element with the top of the parent element's font
- Middle - Align the element the middle of the parent element
- Bottom - Align the bottom of the element with the lowest element on the line
- Text bottom - Align the bottom of the element with the bottom of the parent element's font
- Subscript - Align the element as if it was subscript
- Superscript - Align the element as if it was superscript
- Length - Align the element by a specified length. Negative values are allowed
For details of each property, see Vertical alignment properties.