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Controlling the Control Stack

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The title may be a little confusing but im not sure how to describe what I mean in 3-5 words. That being said what I am talking about is controling what controls are on top of other controls. If I create a new control and forget to move it to the proper position in the control stack then it will be on top of my menu for example. This is easy to fix in theory but in Power Apps it seems that it can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. 

 

Is there a quick way to move these controls? I wish the Tree View was drag and drop controls to move them in the stack but they dont seems to be. Is there a quicker way then 'send to back' then 'bring forward' until its where you want it? This is one of the most annoying things I deal with in Power Apps as sometimes getting everything in its correct position in the stack for that screens controls is a complete pain. 

 

Thanks in advance! I am hoping there is an easy way to do this already.

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    timl Profile Picture
    37,229 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @mmollet 

    The easiest way I find to do this is as follows.

    It's true that that the Tree View doesn't support drag and drop for individual controls. But if you select a control in the Tree View, you can press <ctrl> ] to move it up the tree. Conversely, <ctrl>[ will move it down the tree.

    Hopefully, that might be of some help.

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