Working with objects and properties

You can design rich user interfaces in Expression Blend by adding objects of various types to the artboard and modifying their appearance and behavior.

In This Section

Conceptual

• Objects and properties overview

How to

• Add or modify an object

• Rename an object

• Select or cancel the selection of objects

• Move an object

• Copy, cut, paste, or delete an object

• Align objects

• Group or ungroup objects

• Change the stack order of objects

• Lock or unlock an object

• Show or hide an object on the artboard

• Search for a property or asset by name

• Use the custom expression editor to set a property

• Use the subproperty editor to set a property

• Use the collection editor to set a property