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How to avoid Winform auto resize resulting in controls cropped?

I created a Form with fixed size, containing a fixed sized TableLayoutPanel. Controls are anchored to the TableLayoutPanel using the Anchor property. However controls are cropped after moving from Desktop to laptop.
I have tried setting MinimumSize, AutoSize and AutoSacling in Form and TableLayoutPanel, but controls are still cropped.
Suggestions?

You should try using Dock property of TableLayoutPanel.
Change its value to fill (Dock = Fill), this way your TableLayoutPanel will be drawn within the form border.
Another suggestion is, you should divide your main tablelayouttable like a grid and put one control inside its individual cell. Set their Dock property to Fill and you will see the result.
Hope it helps. Good Luck.

how to keep objects in place when window is resized in C#

How can I keep the objects of my window (buttons, labels, etc) in center when the window is resized?
Currently, I have 3 buttons in a Windows Form. When I maximize the window, the buttons stay at the top left section of the window. I want them to be in the center as they were when the window was not maximized.
Any help?

You should set the Anchor properties of the object to none,
This will keep it in the middle.

Set the Anchor property of your controls correctly. By default your control is anchored to Top,Left. If you clear this property (anchor to nothing, essentially), your button will remain centered.
(It may seem like you want to anchor to all four sides, but in reality what this will do is resize your button to fill the form!)

To keep your layout fixed and in the middle do this:
On your Form add TableLayoutPanel.
Set it's Dock property to Fill.
Create 3 rows and 3 columns.
Edit rows and columns - set 50% for first and last column and row.
Set fixed size for middle row and column.
Place Panel or anything else you like in 2nd row and 2nd column. It will always be in the middle.

If you are using the visual designer of Visual Studio (And you have no reason not to), the property of your control you seek to manage how they are placed inside a form is "Anchor".
By default, when you create a new control, it is set to "Top-Left", which mean they would stay in a fixed position to the top left of your form. You can change that to anchor them to anything.
You can also disable the anchors and control their position by overriding the Resize method of the form.

How to resize the window without hiding controls

How can I resize a windows form without hiding controls that are positioned outside the form's new size?

Check out the .Anchor property of the buttons you want to avoid hiding. The anchor property can be set such that the placment of the buttons is alwas relative to one or more edges of the form. This way, when the form is resized, the buttons location is "anchored" to (for example) the Bottom and right edges of the form.
This will not prevent the user from making the form smaller than the minimum space required by the buttons, but I believe you can also set a minimum size property for the form.

set the anchor property of your buttons or items in form.
If still you have issues, put the buttons or controls to pannel or groupbox and dock the buttons to parent container. Then apply anchor property for controller.

I Have found the similar issue and what i tried is to put all the buttons in a TableLayoutPanel and set the Anchor property of the buttons that way i am able to resize the button corresponding to the size of the form.
If any body has a better idea kindly suggest........

Resizing the winform at runtime

how to resize a tab control in a winform (C# .Net), controls(inside tabpage) must move while resizing the form

maybe the Dock property is what you're looking for.
If you put a panel.Dock=Dock.Fill then it will take all the space available.
so when the controls is resized, the panel is too.

Going off of your comment to Andrzej's answer:
the control's size must be unchanged and move one below the other while resizing the form
It sounds like what you need is a FlowLayoutPanel. Drop one onto your TabPage, set its FlowDirection property to the value of your choice, and place your controls into it. Now, whenever the TabControl is resized, the controls it contains will automatically shift positions to fill the space.

Set Anchor property of that control. Alternatively you may use Dock
Anchor - defines a constant space between one or more edges of it's container.
Dock - control borders are docked to its parent control.

How can I add a bunch of labels to a C# form and then scroll the form vertically?

I have a form in C# (WinForm). It looks like this:
(LOGO)
blank space for labels that I add
through code (I can fit 10 labels in
this space)
(close button)
The blank space can hold about 10 labels.
I am stumped on how I would make this form scrollable if I want to add 20 labels? If I add 20 labels via code, then the 11th label will overlap with my close button and the 12th+ label(s) will run off the end of the form.
How do I make just the blank space portion of my form scrollable where I am creating the labels? I don't want to use a listbox.
Thanks.

You should try using either a TableLayoutPanel or a FlowLayoutPanel as a container for your Label controls.
A TableLayoutPanel will allow you a finer level of control over where your labels are positioned. Like an HTML table, you specify the exact cell position (using row and column coordinates) of each control.
By contrast, a FlowLayoutPanel will handle the positioning of its contents automatically, either in a vertical or horizontal layout configuration. The positioning is determined by the order in which you add the controls, allowing you to achieve a dynamic layout with a minimal amount of fuss.
Either will allow you to add your label controls to it at run-time and size itself appropriately. In order for layout panel to be scrollable, make sure that you set its AutoScroll property to "True".

Maybe a FlowLayoutPanel with AutoScroll set to true and FlowDirection set to TopDown.

Place all controls inside a panel and use scrollbar control.
Understand .NET Scrollbars

You could use a FlowLayoutPanel.
Add as many labels you need and enable AutoScroll on the FlowLayoutPanel.