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title: "GroupBox"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
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  - "AutoGeneratedOrientationPage"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "controls [WPF], GroupBox"
  - "GroupBox control [WPF]"
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# GroupBox
The <xref:System.Windows.Controls.GroupBox> control is a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.HeaderedContentControl> that provides a titled container for graphical user interface (GUI) content.  
  
 The following illustration shows a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.GroupBox> that contains a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.TabControl> and a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Button> that are enclosed in a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel>.  
  
 ![Screenshot that shows a groupbox.](./media/groupbox/groupbox-tab-button-stackpanel.jpg)  
  
## In This Section  
 [Define a GroupBox Template](how-to-define-a-groupbox-template.md)  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Controls.GroupBox>  
  
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