Because of its unified symbolic architecture, the Wolfram Language provides powerful capabilities for creating layouts, both interactively and programmatically, and containing arbitrary expressions—not only text and formulas, but also graphics and dynamic elements.

, — interactively enter 2D layout, evaluating as a list

Insert ▶ Table/Matrix — insert a template for a table/matrix into a notebook

Grids & Tables »

Grid, TextGrid, Column, Row — 2D and 1D layouts containing arbitrary objects

GraphicsGrid, GraphicsColumn, GraphicsRow — resizable 2D and 1D layouts

TableView — spreadsheet-like data view

Frame  ▪  Background  ▪  Alignment  ▪  Dividers  ▪  Spacings  ▪  SpanFromLeft  ▪  ...

Textual Elements »

— a string containing arbitrary characters

Row — a row of elements, potentially extending over several lines

TextCell — an inline cell containing arbitrary textual elements, potentially extending over several lines

Text — render as text, in text font, etc.

Annotations »

Framed  ▪  Labeled  ▪  Tooltip  ▪  Mouseover  ▪  PopupWindow  ▪  ...

Panel — display any expression in a panel

TextCell, ExpressionCell — complete inline cells

Placeholder — label a place to type

Dynamic Layouts »

TabView  ▪  SlideView  ▪  MenuView  ▪  OpenerView  ▪  ...

Handling Large Structures

Iconize  ▪  Short  ▪  Shallow  ▪  Downsample