Hi and TIA:

I have a DetailsView control on my aspx page which does not take up all of the left to right spacing on the page.

What I would like to do is add some text (basic instructions) that help the user fill in the control.

But if I try and add a Textbox or Panel to the right of the DetailsView control VS2012 places the new control UNDER DetailsView.

Is there a way I can add text to the right/adjacent to the DetailsView control?

Thank you very much,
Cliff

Hi Cliff,

Since this question does not relate to the book directly, you're better off posting in a general ASP.NET category from this list: http://p2p.wrox.com/asp-net-4-5-709/ This way you'll attract move viewers and others can join and learn from the discussion too.

That said, the control probably renders a CSS block element (like a table or a div) which means content following it will be moved to the next line. To place your content side by side, you can use the same mechanism as used for the Admin menu and the Sidebar: use the CSS float property to float the new content to the right of the DetailsView.

Hope this helps,

Imar

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