Anchoring and Docking - Do you use Anchoring and Docking (horizontal only) with single line textboxes?

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If you add a text box in a form you should add anchoring and/or docking properties to allow it to grow as the form widens, but not as it increases in height.

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❌ Figure: Bad example - Wrong settings in the designer

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✅ Figure: Good example - Set Anchor property to Top, Bottom, Left, Right in the designer

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❌ Figure: Bad example - Textbox with the wrong anchoring and/or docking properties

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✅ Figure: Good example - Textbox with the correct anchoring and/or docking properties

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