Version 11+
To move a component drag it to the desired location, this can be done either in the To drop an item inside another component, hover over the right portion of the components to make it open.
Layers section or on the 
Screen itself. In all cases, a red line in the Layers section indicates where the item will be placed.
- in rows, PhixFlow puts a component on the right
- in columns, PhixFlow puts a component below
Version 10 and Earlier
The following video shows you how to move components around in the Layers panel and on the canvas in PhixFlow Version 10 and earlier.
Preventing Dragging
To prevent accidental dragging of components on the screen, go to the components properties → Positional Settings section, and tick Prevent Dragging.
This will make items non-draggable on a screen, but they will remain draggable in the Layers and Repository.
Special Cases
When the following options are set the drag-drop behaviour is affected.
| Name | Description | Example |
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| Prevent Dragging | To stop a component from being draggable on the screen canvas, in Component properties → You can still move the component within the Layers panel. | Use Prevent Dragging to fix the header within the container so it cannot be accidentally moved from the top. |
Composite Component | To create a grouped layout the moves as a single component, in Component properties → For information about creating and changing composite components, see Using Composite Components. | When you drag an attribute onto the screen canvas, PhixFlow creates a Composite Component, consisting of a label and a field. This component cannot be broken apart while it remains a Composite Component.
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| Preferred Parent | Serene Grey palette components and layouts are configured with a preferred parent. When you drag a component on to the screen canvas, PhixFlow recognises a parent component and automatically puts the child component inside it. To configure a component as a preferred parent, use Component properties →
| The screenshot below shows a tile from the palette being dropped onto the canvas. PhixFlow highlights the preferred parent component with a blue outline to show this component can be a tile container. The cursor appears as a green circle with an arrow, to indicate you can drop the component here.
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| Pinned | On the canvas, right-click a component to show its popup menu and select
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