# How can I find out the X/Y of an object inside a Layout in DnD?

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** design\
**Created:** [August 13, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-x-y-of-an-object-inside-a-layout-in-dnd/1998094 "2022-08-13T09:49:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![mimostel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mimostel/32/107661_2.png) [@mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mimostel)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-x-y-of-an-object-inside-a-layout-in-dnd/1998094/1 "2022-08-13T09:49:26Z")

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Maybe it’s not a priority for [@Thunkable\_Staff](https://community.thunkable.com/groups/thunkable_staff) but it would be a big step forward for me to have X/Y coordinates of an object inside a layout in DnD UI. Now, when a button, for example, is designed in a layout, it loses the ability to provide its own X/Y coordinates. Is it something I can hope for in the future?  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![proximilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/proximilius/32/140171_2.png) [@proximilius](https://community.thunkable.com/u/proximilius)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-x-y-of-an-object-inside-a-layout-in-dnd/1998094/2 "2022-11-01T09:24:51Z")

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Hi there,

See image below here you can change the y and y of that button.

 ![x and y obejct variables](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/5/052c7944504f3cd771da0024d8f1c7e5a3ca5d23.png)

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**Author:** ![mimostel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mimostel/32/107661_2.png) [@mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mimostel)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-x-y-of-an-object-inside-a-layout-in-dnd/1998094/3 "2022-11-01T10:53:21Z")

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I wish that this would be so simple. But the issue is that if you put that button **INSIDE** a layout, when you wish to find it’s own X/Y through blocks, it will result in layout’s X/Y, and not button’s X/Y.  
That is my issue.  
Maybe they solved that ? Because I didn’t tried for a few months, to be honest.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-the-x-y-of-an-object-inside-a-layout-in-dnd/1998094/4 "2023-01-30T10:53:50Z")

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