Add vertical or horizontal splitter bars to the LabVIEW front panel to create scrollable panes for organizing controls.

You can add a splitter bar to a front panel that already has controls on it. You can also add a splitter bar to the front panel window of a new, blank VI.

To add a splitter bar to the front panel window and create multiple panes, complete the following steps.

  1. Create a new VI or open an existing one.
  2. Right-click the front panel to open the Controls palette.
  3. Select a design palette and select Layout » Vertical Splitter Bar or Layout » Horizontal Splitter Bar
  4. Add the splitter bar to the front panel window where you want it to appear.
    As you drag the splitter bar to the position you want, a dashed line indicates the position of the splitter bar on the pane. If the dashed line is red, the alignment grid is enabled.

Two scrollable panes appear in the front panel window. You can add more splitter bars in the same way to create additional panes.

Splitter Bars UI Example

For an example of using splitter bars and creating panes, refer to the Resizable Panel with Splitter Bars VI in the labview\examples\Controls and Indicators\Containers directory.

Once you create splitter bars and panes, you can configure them to define how they behave and appear.