Menus & Toolbars

The Menus & Toolbars section of the Toolbox contains menu and toolbar controls that can be added to the flow.

Context Menu Strip

The ContextMenuStrip control is used to provide a right click shortcut menu that can be associated with any control. For example, you can associate a shortcut menu with a control to provide functions not supported by standard ShortcutsEnabled property.

See ContextMenuStrip.

Menu Strip

The MenuStrip control is a top-level container allowing a range of options to be provided in a menu structure on a form, using very little space. Items can be added to the control to represent menu commands for the application, or contain a range of sub-items, allowing for the creation of a hierarchical menu structure.

Menus can be placed on a form at the top or bottom, left or right of the form. You can define the width and height of menu items, as well as accelerator keys and icons. Additionally, you can add a common set of items to a MenuStrip with the Insert Standard Items option.

See Menu Strip.

Status Strip

The StatusStrip control represents a status bar and is usually added at the bottom of a form and can be divided into several areas of information about the current state of application processes, the current cursor position, word counts, etc.

Typically, a StatusStrip control consists of labels that can display text, an icon, or both. The StatusStrip can also contain drop down buttons, split buttons and progress bar controls.

See StatusStrip.

Tool Strip

The ToolStrip control is used to create a common framework for toolbars, status bars, and menus to combine tools and options. ToolStrip controls support advanced user interface and layout features, such as docking, buttons with text and images, and drop-down options.

Items such as buttons, combo boxes, text box and labels can be contained within a ToolStrip control. The control manages the display and user input, including drag and drop input, for the items. The items control the layout of and events for their individual function.

See Tool Strip.

Tool Strip Container

The ToolStripContainer control provides four docked panels on each side of the form and a central panel that can hold one or more controls. The panels can contain one or more ToolStrip, MenuStrip or StatusStrip controls. Panels can not be removed, but can be hidden in the properties for the control.

The central panel of the ToolStripContainer can be used for other controls. You can utilise renderer support to give your form a consistent appearance using ToolStripContentPanel instances.

See Tool Strip Container.