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How To Stack Components

This topic covers an advanced subject that you normally don't have to think about when developing a UI, but it can be useful in some scenarios if you need to stack components on top of each other (z-index) within the same area of the screen, and conditionally show them.

How to change Z-Index

Set the Z-index on individual components

  1. Change Z-Index for every component separately or disable it:

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  1. In this example, buttons have higher Z-Index than the table:

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Order components by z-index
  1. With a Page or Section selected, go to the Layout Pane tab in the Properties window on the left,

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  1. Go to the Z-Index order and press Edit.
    Here you will find a list of all components on the page or section.

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  1. If you have placed multiple components in the same grid area, dragging them up and down the list will change the z-index ordering and determine which component is displayed topmost.