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Related controls

• Scrolling region If you want your region to include scroll bars so that users can scroll to see information that is out of view, use a scrolling region instead of a horizontal region.
  
• Section If you don't need your region to wrap as the form is resized, you can use a section instead of a horizontal region. Unlike horizontal regions, which are unbound controls, sections are bound (bind: To connect a control to a field or group in the data source so that data entered into the control is saved. When a control is unbound, it is not connected to a field or group, and so data entered into the control will not be saved.) to groups in the data source (data source: The collection of fields and groups that define and store the data for an InfoPath form. Controls in the form are bound to the fields and groups in the data source.).
  

Compatibility considerations

Insert a horizontal region

1. On the form template, place the cursor where you want to insert the control.
2. If the Controls task pane is not visible, click More Controls on the Insert menu, or press ALT+I, C.
3. Under Insert controls, click Horizontal Region.
4. To add controls to the horizontal region, drag the control that you want from the Controls task pane to the horizontal region.

Layout tips

• To change the border or background color of a horizontal region, select it. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, and then make the necessary adjustments in the Borders and Shading dialog box.
• To change the size of several horizontal regions at the same time, select them, press ALT+ENTER, and then make the necessary adjustments in the Properties (Multiple Selection) dialog box.
• By default, InfoPath inserts horizontal regions at a width that matches that of the printed page. To change this default setting, on the View menu, click View Properties. On the General tab, under Layout settings, select the Use a custom layout width for this form template check box, and then type a different number in the Custom layout width box.
• If you specify a custom layout width for horizontal regions, make sure that it isn't wider than the printable area for your form template. To quickly see how wide your printed page is — and whether the content on the form template will fit on the page — on the View menu, click Page Width Guide. When you click this command, a dashed vertical guide appears on the right side of the screen. This guide indicates the right margin of the printed page, based on the default printer for your computer.
• You can refine the spacing both in and around the horizontal region by changing the padding, which is the amount of buffer space surrounding the region's contents, or by changing the margins, which is the amount of space between the region's border and any surrounding text or controls on the form template. To adjust the spacing for a horizontal region, double-click it. In the Horizontal Region Properties dialog box, click the Size tab, and then adjust the margin and padding options as appropriate.