# Change the position of a component

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-position-of-a-component/4412>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 4, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-position-of-a-component/4412 "2012-05-04T04:38:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![miketob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/miketob/32/5936_2.png) [@miketob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miketob)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-position-of-a-component/4412/1 "2012-05-04T04:38:53Z")

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Hello,

Is it possible to move / resize a control programatically?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![pphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@pphillips](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pphillips)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-position-of-a-component/4412/2 "2012-05-04T13:47:55Z")

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There are at least 3 scripting functions to do this:

system.gui.moveComponent  
system.gui.resizeComponent  
system.gui.reshapeComponent (does both above simultaneously)

See Ignition manual Appendix C: Scripting Functions.

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**Author:** ![miketob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/miketob/32/5936_2.png) [@miketob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/miketob)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-the-position-of-a-component/4412/3 "2012-05-04T16:58:35Z")

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Thank you very much pphillips,

I think I have to review the user manual before posting a question hehehehe. ![:mrgreen:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/d23659b203d2d24d394be983a52adb2fa6fe23d4.gif "Mr. Green")

Thanks a lot