({{, (RefLink[ControlPlacement, paclet:ref/ControlPlacement]) 
is an option for (RefLink[Manipulate, paclet:ref/Manipulate]), (RefLink[TabView, paclet:ref/TabView]), and other control objects that specifies where controls should be placed.}})

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Possible settings include:

Possible forms for pos include (RefLink[Bottom, paclet:ref/Bottom]), (RefLink[Left, paclet:ref/Left]), (RefLink[Top, paclet:ref/Top]), (RefLink[Right, paclet:ref/Right]).

The default alignment is (RefLink[Automatic, paclet:ref/Automatic]), which corresponds to the standard alignment for the current type of control on the current computer system.

On supported touchscreen devices, settings for (RefLink[ControlPlacement, paclet:ref/ControlPlacement]) may be overridden by settings for (RefLink[TouchscreenControlPlacement, paclet:ref/TouchscreenControlPlacement]).

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Placements for (RefLink[MenuView, paclet:ref/MenuView]):

Table[MenuView[Range[2],ControlPlacement->p],{p,{Left,Right,Bottom,Top}}]

(RefLink[SlideView, paclet:ref/SlideView]):

Table[SlideView[Range[2],ControlPlacement->p],{p,{Left,Right,Bottom,Top}}]

(RefLink[TabView, paclet:ref/TabView]):

Table[TabView[Range[2],ControlPlacement->p],{p,{Left,Right,Bottom,Top}}]

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Specify different placements for each control if there is more than one:

Manipulate[{x,y},{x,0,1},{y,0,1},ControlPlacement->Left]

Manipulate[{x,y},{x,0,1},{y,0,1},ControlPlacement->{Top,Bottom}]

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Several functions take a (RefLink[ControlPlacement, paclet:ref/ControlPlacement]) option:

Select[Names["*"],(Length[Quiet[Options[ToExpression@#,ControlPlacement]]]==1)&]

({{DocumentationFooterIconsRelatedFunction.png, ({{See Also}, {(RefLink[Alignment, paclet:ref/Alignment])  ▪  (RefLink[Labeled, paclet:ref/Labeled])  ▪  (RefLink[TouchscreenControlPlacement, paclet:ref/TouchscreenControlPlacement])}})}})

({{DocumentationFooterIconsRelatedGuide.png, ({{Related Guides}, {▪(RefLinkPlain[Options & Styling for Interactive Manipulation, paclet:guide/OptionsAndStylingForInteractiveManipulation])}, {▪(RefLinkPlain[Interactive Manipulation, paclet:guide/InteractiveManipulation])}})}})