Mastering Dynamic Panels: Create Interactive UI States in Axure

Dynamic panels are container widgets in Axure that can hold multiple states, support loop, timed switching, and allow you to switch each state automatically. When a component needs several visual states, you should convert it into a dynamic panel.

Using a carousel example, you can see that a dynamic panel can cycle through several images or content blocks, demonstrating the concepts of multiple states, looping, and timed transitions.

If you need to treat several separate elements as a single unit, you can also use a dynamic panel with only one state, effectively grouping the elements together.

Dynamic panels automatically hide any content that exceeds the panel’s boundaries. This feature is useful for scenarios such as continuously scrolling text, content that slides up on mobile, or zooming an image while hiding the overflow area.

Beyond basic click interactions, dynamic panels support additional mouse events, including drag, drag start, drag end, drag left end, and drag right end. Only dynamic panels can enable drag behavior for their child elements.

You can fix a dynamic panel to a specific position in the browser window, ensuring that the component stays visible while the user scrolls.

Dynamic panels often serve as parent containers, allowing you to package multiple child widgets into a single cohesive unit.

When the content inside a dynamic panel is larger than the panel itself, the panel becomes scrollable. Panels can also be nested inside other dynamic panels to build more complex interactions.