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# Container
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**Who can use this feature?**
All Squirrel365 plans include the **Container** component.
For more details, see our [**plan comparison matrix**](https://squirrel365.io/pricing/).
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The purpose of the **Container** is to group several objects into one object. While grouping components will allow them to move across the main canvas as a single unit, the **Container** component is a more versatile way to group components and can act as a 'mini-canvas'.
A container is represented on the canvas by a dashed rectangle:
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## Container Properties
The **Container** properties consist of **LAYOUT & POSITIONING**, **GENERAL** and **DYNAMIC VISIBILITY** drawers. This guide will describe the general properties only; the dynamic visibility properties are generic to each component and a separate guide and tutorial on dynamic visibility can be found [**here**](https://squirrel365.gitbook.io/learn/getting-started/dynamic-visibility).
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### GENERAL
* **Background** - Set a background colour for the container.
* **Padding –** The internal padding for the container.
* **Enable Scrollbars** – Turns on scrollbars when content overflows the container bounds. When enabled the Scroll X and Scroll Y properties appear.
* Scroll X and Scroll Y - Set the pixel position of the top(Y)-left(X) corner of the viewport.
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