How to view components outside the JFrame? - java

I have some JLabels which are not in view on the JFrame. My JFrame has the dimensions: 1366x by 750y. I want to put a few JLabels that are below these dimensions, i.e. at position 800y. It will be a JLabel which has the size 100x by 50y.
I want to have the label already declared and customised from the swing class. But I want to only add it to a scroll panel when I press a button. That way, the scroll panel will not scroll until you press the button. This is how it will work:
Panel scroll panel which doesn't scroll
Button is clicked
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The scroll panel can now scroll. It will scroll because it is set to ASNEEDED for the verticalscrollbarpolicy.
The problem I have is that I can't see the label when it is under the JFrame in the design view of eclipse. Here is a photo:
How can I do this? Please ask for clarification if required.
EDIT
Now If I clicked on some other component above the currently selected label, the eclipse workbench area would scroll up and I wouldn't be able to scroll down to it. To find this label, I would have to find it in the Component Structures list on the left side. I want to be able to scroll the actual workbench area and I want to be able to see the text in that label which is circled.

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