# Access the Visual Effects Designer

## Content



To access the **Visual Effects** designer, use the **C1Chart Tasks** menu (smart tag), the C1Chart context menu, or the Property grid editor.

### C1Chart Tasks menu

Click the smart tag (![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/image10_9.png)) in the upper-right corner of **C1Chart** to open the **C1Chart Tasks** menu, and select **Visual Effects**.

<br />![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/image10_10.png)

### Context Menu

Right-click on the **Chart2D** control and select **Visual Effects** from the context menu.

<br />![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/image10_11.png)

### Properties Window

Right-click on the **Chart2D** control and select **Properties**. Click on the **ellipsis** button next to **VisualEffects** in the Properties window or click on **Visual Effects** in the **Action** list area at the bottom of Visual Studio .NETs Properties window. The following image displays the **VisualEffects** items in C1Chart's Properties window.

<br />![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/70bd33a2-280e-4cc3-a1c0-7b827eceb8aa/imagesext/image10_12.png)

## See Also

[Customize Header and Footer](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartforwinformstask/addingvisualeffectst/customizeheaderandfo)