You can do this by aligning and distributing your objects evenly and by grouping sets of objects that are logically related onto or inside a decoration.
Labview decoration box. This video demonstrates how to add decals to buttons in labview. Add decorations to the block diagram and front panel including arrows lines frames and so on. Select the image click the reorder button and select move to back from the pull down menu. The reorder button is located on the front panel toolbar and is displayed below.
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To reorder the front panel elements click the reorder button to find the reorder functions. From the drop down menu select the specific property for the specifc color setting you want to modify. To make the image unselectable select the image click the reorder button again and select lock from the pull down menu. Changing the colors of your graphs background and bordering decorations can impact both the usability and readability of the front panel itself.
Right click the front panel object you would like to programmatically change the color of and click create property node. This video demonstrates some useful techniques for recoloring the built in graphs in labview. Hiding the labview. Cannot move or delete items on labview front panel.
Yes you can use the reorder functions move forward move backward move to front and move to back to change the order of the decoration layers. Drop an image on the front panel to import the image into labview as an object. If a vi serves as a user interface or dialog box front panel appearance and layout are important. Labview provides you with the ability to align distribute resize group and lock objects much like a drawing program as we saw in chapter 4 labview foundations.