How to Set Controls on WinForms according to System Display Resulution in VB.net

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Hello,

I have a windows form with many different controls like textbox,lable,button,grid etc etc, I have design this form on my system resolution, 1366x768 , now when i take this Windows Form Application to another computer which have resolution like 1360x768 OR 1280x768 OR 1280x720 OR 1024x768 OR 800x600 or any resolution on System etc etc , form just got mess up.

I want that all controls and Form itself adjust its Height, width, Location according to resolution.

Is there any Solution For This Please Help Me......

Posted 22-Aug-14 2:36am

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PhilLenoir 22-Aug-14 8:53am

Have you considered using WPF?

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Kschuler · Answer 1 · 2014-08-22T06:31:00

I design my apps assuming a resolution of 800 x 600 because growing or stretching controls is easy. I have no idea how to shrink them. Basically you should look at the anchor property[^] of each control. If you tell it to anchor to the Top Left...it will always stay the same size and on the top left. But if you tell it to anchor to the Top Left Right, it will stretch to the right when the form is re-sized. The best way to get a handle on how it works is to play with it a bit. You also may be interested in the dock property[^].

Hope this helps.