# Expand Direction

## Content



The [C1Accordion](/componentone/api/wpf/online-extended/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.Extended.4.6.2/C1.WPF.Extended.C1Accordion.html) control includes the option to specify the expand direction using the [C1Accordion.ExpandDirection](/componentone/api/wpf/online-extended/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.Extended.4.6.2/C1.WPF.Extended.C1Accordion.ExpandDirection.html) property. In addition to setting the direction that the control expands, changing the **ExpandDirection** also changes the header's orientation to the content area of the control. By default the **ExpandDirection** property is set to **Down** and the control expands from top to bottom.

The following table illustrates each **ExpandDirection** setting.

|   **ExpandDirection**   |   **Result**   |
| --- | --- |
|   Down   |   ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1accordion/narrative/expanddirection_down.png)   |
|   Up   |   ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1accordion/narrative/expanddirection_up.png)   |
|   Right   |   ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1accordion/narrative/expanddirection_right.png)   |
|   Left   |   ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1accordion/narrative/expanddirection_left.png)   |

The **C1Accordion** control includes the option to specify the expand direction using the **ExpandDirection** property. In addition to setting the direction that the control expands, changing the **ExpandDirection** also changes the header's orientation to the content area of the control. By default the **ExpandDirection** property is set to **Down** and the control expands from top to bottom.