Learn how to center one widget over another one using a move action, by adding half the width/height of each widget to the widget's x and y coordinates.
- [Insturctor] Centering one widget inside…or over another one comes in handy…in a lot of different prototyping situations.…Especially if you're using Axure…to set up any kind of responsive website.…So, let's take a look at…how we can center widgets with variables.…Whenever we use the "move to" action in Axure,…Axure takes the coordinates we give it…and that's where it drops the top left corner of our widget.…So, if we wanna center one widget over another one,…we'll need to figure out the formula…for the coordinates of that top left corner.…Let's start with the x-coordinate.…
If we move our widget to the x-coordinate of our container,…that will line up the left sides of our widget.…Then, if we take the width of our container widget…and divide it in half, and we add that to our x coordinate,…that will move our widget…over to the center point of our container.…After that, we just need to take half the width…of our widget and subtract that from our formula.…That will move our widget back over to the left,…and make it look centered horizontally.…
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Released
9/26/2018- Using variables in Axure
- String methods in Axure
- Truncating text strings
- Formatting dates and times
- Setting up a looping animation
- Setting up a responsive background image
- Positioning widgets in the browser
- Repeater and item properties
- Adding custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Troubleshooting
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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1. Widget Properties
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Axure variables overview2m 55s
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Widget properties4m 43s
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This and Target3m 26s
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X and Y coordinates2m 54s
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Width and height2m 3s
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Example: Creating a slider6m 21s
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Centering widgets4m 10s
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Widget text3m 21s
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2. Strings
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String methods in Axure2m 22s
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String length4m 59s
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Searching strings3m 41s
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Truncating text strings2m 55s
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3. Dates and Times
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Now and GenDate3m 12s
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Formatting dates3m 5s
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Using the current time2m 33s
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Formatting time4m 11s
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Adjusting dates2m 27s
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4. Window Properties
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Window width and height4m 1s
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Window scroll properties4m 40s
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Creating a sticky header4m 40s
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Parallax scrolling4m 23s
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5. Repeater and Item Properties
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Example: Calculating a total5m 37s
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Item.index1m 13s
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6. Global Variables
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Global variables2m 14s
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7. Adding Custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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Using plugins on Axure Share2m 49s
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8. When Things Go Wrong
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Conclusion
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Next steps40s
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