# WinForms LayoutControl Overview

With **RadLayoutControl** you can quickly design and arrange your controls in complex layouts and it will automatically keep the layout consistent at run-time. **RadLayoutControl** has an intuitive and straight-forward design time experience. When resizing the form, it keeps its layout consistent by proportionally resizing the controls in it while considering their *MinSize* and *MaxSize* settings. **RadLayoutControl** also allows end-user customizations and Save/Load layout via the *Customize* context menu.

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> caption Figure 1: RadLayoutControl

![WinForms RadLayoutControl Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/c52d4a29c86fe3f984a1b8badc0956c0/layoutcontrol-overview001.png)

The below list shows the main features of the control.

* Create complex layouts where the controls are automatically resized according to the current available size.

* Arrange the controls in the form at runtime - your users will be able to rearrange the controls according to their needs.

* Save and load the layout.

* Group the underlying controls in tabs.

* Expand/Collapse groups.

## Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinForms LayoutControl Homepage](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/layoutcontrol.aspx)
* [Get Started with the Telerik UI for WinForms LayoutControl](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/layoutcontrol/getting-started)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms API Reference](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/getting-started/first-steps)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Virtual Classroom (Training Courses for Registered Users)](https://learn.telerik.com/learn/course/external/view/elearning/17/TelerikUIforWinForms)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Forum](https://www.telerik.com/forums/winforms)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Knowledge Base](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/knowledge-base)

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## See Also

* [Items](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/layoutcontrol/items)
* [Design Time](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/layoutcontrol/design-time)
* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/layoutcontrol/getting-started)