Put controls onto a Panel
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute"> <mx:Panel x="10" y="10" layout="absolute" title="this is a title"> <mx:Label text="My name is:" fontWeight="bold" x="10" y="14" /> <mx:TextInput x="5" y="41" /> <mx:CheckBox label="I'm a Flex Expert!" x="10" y="71" /> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>