# Placing components in a grid?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [May 28, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808 "2025-05-28T18:51:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/1 "2025-05-28T18:51:29Z")

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I set my grid to 2 columns and 3 rows. I can drop components into the top row but not row 2 or row 3. What might I be doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/2 "2025-05-28T19:18:28Z")

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@bruce

I assume you have created the grid this way, just look for the blue line, and drop, the grid is setup to autoflow row, assume you left the grid like this, so items get pushed

there are different ways of using grid

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/3 "2025-05-28T19:26:03Z")

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same leaving grid - rows set to auto

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/4 "2025-05-28T20:12:44Z")

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Got it working now. Thanks @upssjw. Another grid question… Is there a way to make an empty grid section, like adding a spacer?

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/5 "2025-05-28T20:17:48Z")

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there are a few ways depends on what layout you want to achieve, any idea on the layout you want

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**Author:** ![jenkman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jenkman/32/5003_2.png) [@jenkman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jenkman)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/6 "2025-05-28T20:21:42Z")

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Yes click advanced under grid settings and set the start to say 2 for column 2. This will leave column 1 empty this is for a grid item setting

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/7 "2025-05-28T20:29:14Z")

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you can pretty do whatever you want in a grid

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/8 "2025-05-28T20:38:29Z")

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a little over the top

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**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/9 "2025-05-28T20:45:10Z")

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[Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) has provided both in grid and flex extremely powerful layouts, they both have a lot of settings, initial simple layout but get as complex as you want, need or experiment

You can even rotate the grids, use transform, skew, etc

Just remember responsive, setting the aspect causes the entire grid to shrink and grow as you adjust screen size

thought could you use reveal in grid yes reveal can be set as grid or flex, addictive , [Elements](https://elementsapp.io/) is really powerful

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bruce/32/23155_2.png) [@bruce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/placing-components-in-a-grid/47808/10 "2025-05-28T21:46:56Z")

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Great videos and great help. Thanks @upssjw .