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Overview
Slide out areas are available from your Palette, there are two types:
- Collapsible Tile: A complete tile which expands to display additional content.
- Sliding Draw: An area within a tile which expands to display additional content.
Setup
This page is for application designers who want to create parts of a screen that open to show additional information.
Finding Slide-Outs
To add a slide-out or expanding area to your screen, drag onto the screen canvas one of the components available from the
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- Collapsible tile
- Sliding draw
Collapsible Tiles
This is a complete tile which expands either horizontally or vertically to display additional content.
The horizontal collapsible tile is designed to work where the tile container Flow is set to Row. The screenshot below shows the tile expanding to the left of the grid.
The vertical collapsible tile is designed to work where the tile container Flow is set to Column. The screenshot below shows the tile expanding below the grid.
Sliding Draw Tiles
A sliding draw tile has a hidden area that expands to display additional content. There are four tiles, which slide out in different directions. The following screenshot shows the draw sliding out on the right of the grid.
Adding Components to a Slide-Out
To add components to the hidden area using the
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- In the screen, select the slide-out tile
- Click
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- Drag components from elsewhere in the layers panel list into the hidden area
To add components to the hidden area on the screen canvas:
- Lock the screen
- Click the chevron to expand the slide-out area
- Unlock the screen
- You can now drag components into the slide-out area
If you need to move items after you have added them, see Moving
ComponentsResizing Slide-Outs
Collapsible Tiles
The collapsible tiles by default expand tile expands to 350px. This can be changed by:
Add a Collapsible Tile to your screen.To change the expanded size of a collapsible tile on your screen canvas:
- Click on the tile to open its Properties. Click the Styles tab.properties
- Click the
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350px
to the desired size. - Save your changes.
- It may be necessary to size you require
- Click
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Sliding Draws
Unlock your screen and there is a- to see the change
To change the size of a sliding draw tile:
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- to the
Examples
Collapsible Tiles
Horizontal
Available from the Tiles section of your palette, these are designed to work where the tile container is set to row.
Vertical
These are designed to work where the tile container is set to column.
Sliding Draw
Available from the Tiles section of your palette, there are sliding draws for all axis:
- size you require
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