How to make any control linkable

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Sometimes you want to create a link from a control that doesn’t natively support it. Here's a quick way to do it:

  1. Add a Rectangle control
  2. Make it borderless and transparent
  3. Move and resize the rectangle to overlay your other control (Calendar in this case)
  4. Set up your link
  5. Group the controls together
Calendar control with transparent rectangle overlay, showing how to add a link to non-linkable controls.
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Virgin Pereira
Virgin Pereira

Customer Success @ Balsamiq

Questions or feedback? Email virgin@balsamiq.com.

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