Dynamically controlling collisions of form controls in an electronic document

Collisions resulting from the movement of form controls in an electronic document may be dynamically controlled. A user interface may be displayed on a computer which includes a design surface for manipulating the form controls in the electronic document. A selection of one or more form controls in the electronic document may be received by the computer. The selected form controls may be moved over the design surface from an original location. Non-selected form controls on the design surface may be moved to a new location on the design surface upon colliding with the selected form controls being moved. The non-selected form controls may further be aligned to a hidden grid within the design surface after being moved.