Take the 2-minute tour ×  In vb.net I have control named
checkbox1 that I can see at dropdown menu in properties tab. but
in designer I am not able to locate it...  Also when I am
selecting CheckBox1 from properties' dropdown menu, no checkbox
in designer gets highlighted....  How to find that control in
designer?  pls help me....  share|improve this question add
comment  3 Answers  When you select the checkbox from the
dropdown, look at its properties- is Visible set to false? Also
look at the z-order, it might be hiding behind another control.
share|improve this answer add comment  Select it in the property
window, change it's location to 0,0, size to 100,100, and make
sure it's got some .Text property assigned.  (ASP.Net or
WinForms designer?)  share|improve this answer Thanks
hometoast!! Nice trick :-) –  Tejas Nov 23 '11 at 9:56 add
comment  Your control might be hidden due to various reasons
(some of them are bugs in the designer's behaviour).  It might
be that the control has a size of (0,0), it might