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Using the Inspector Panel in Flex

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Written by Dallin Kay
Updated over 2 weeks ago

The Inspector Panel dynamically displays design options and settings for the canvas or selected objects when in Design mode in Flex. The Inspector Panel also lets you change canvas dimensions and add new Responsive variants to your experience.

Page Settings

The default options (and when nothing on the canvas is selected) in the Inspector Panel pertain to the general layout of the canvas, including:

  • Page title and setting

  • Change the canvas width and height

  • Add, remove, or edit responsive variants

  • Toggle the "Fully responsive" option

  • Adjust layout settings (Padding and Gap values)

  • Change background fill color

Selected Objects Settings

The options in the Inspector Panel will dynamically change depending on the type of object selected on the canvas. Listed below are common settings:

  • Alignment (When Position type is set to Absolute)

    • An object's alignment to its parent container when a single object is selected

    • Alignment between objects, when multiple objects are selected

  • Object States

    • Options to add, configure, reset, or delete Object States

  • Position

    • Options to set an object's position style, either Absolute or Stack

  • Constraints

    • Setting an object's vertical and horizontal constraints, or fixed position, in relation to its parent container (only when its position is set to Absolute)

  • Size

    • Options to add, configure, or delete an object's minimum/maximum widths and heights

    • Options to set and configure an object's width

    • Options to set and configure an object's height

    • Ability to rotate an object

  • Layout

    • For Sections and Groups, options to configure how internal content is laid out

      • Manually positioned (only when the internal content's position is set to Absolute)

      • Vertically stacked column (only when the internal content's position is set to Stack)

      • Horizontally stacked row (only when the internal content's position is set to Stack)

      • Grid (coming soon)

    • Vertical and horizontal orientations

    • Gap

      • Adding or removing space between (Stack-positioned) internal content

    • Padding

      • Adding or removing space between the borders of the Section or Group and its (Stack-positioned) internal content

    • Toggle whether (Stack-positioned) internal content responsively wraps with the Section or Group

    • Toggle whether (Absolute-positioned) internal content is clipped, or not visible, when it is outside of the Section or Groups border

    The Layout modal within the Inspector Panel of Flex

  • Appearance

    • Blend modes

    • Opacity percentage

    • Hide Layer

  • Fill color (for shapes and text)

  • Background fill color (for groups)

  • Image editing

  • Text styles

  • Embed code (when using embedded content)

  • Layout (for groups)

    • Smart group toggle

    • Content Overflow toggle

  • Section Layout (When using Sections)

Essentially, the Inspector Panel is a vital component of Flex and is used during all aspects of creating content and setting up responsive layouts.

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