To begin, create a Visual Studio WinForms project and add the C1Ribbon and C1StatusBar controls to your application. For more information on creating a new project, see Creating a .NET Project.

To set up your new Ribbon Form, follow these steps:

1. Add the C1Ribbon control to the Ribbon Form:
   From the Toolbox, double-click the C1Ribbon control to add it to your form. The Ribbon docks at the top of the Ribbon form.
2. Add the C1StatusBar control to the Ribbon Form:
   From the Toolbox, double-click the C1StatusBar control to add it to your form. The status bar docks at the bottom of the Ribbon Form.
3. Add the RichTextBox control to the Ribbon Form:
   1. From the Toolbox, double-click the RichTextBox control to add it to your form.
   2. From the Properties window, set the RichTextBox1.Dock property to Fill.
4. Create a Ribbon Form:
   Change the Windows Form to a Ribbon Form by modifying the code that declares your form:
   In Visual Basic Language:
   1. From the Solution Explorer, click the Show All Files button in the toolbar.
   2. From the Solution Explorer window, expand the Form1.vb node to reveal the Form's Designer.
      
   3. Double­-click Form1.Designer.vb to open the Code Editor.
   
   In C# Language:
   To open the Code Editor, right-click the Windows Form and select View Code.
   
   Continue in all Languages:
   In the Code Editor, replace the following:

   To write code in Visual Basic

   Visual Basic	Copy Code
   Partial Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form '... End Class

   To write code in C#

   C#	Copy Code
   partial class Form1 : Form { //... }

   With

   To write code in Visual Basic

   Visual Basic	Copy Code
   Partial Class Form1 Inherits C1.Win.C1Ribbon.C1RibbonForm '... End Class

   To write code in C#

   C#	Copy Code
   partial class Form1 : C1.Win.C1Ribbon.C1RibbonForm { //... }

Run you application and observe:

You have successfully added the C1Ribbon, C1StatusBar, and RichTextBox controls to your project and created a Ribbon Form:

In the next step you will add Ribbon items to the Ribbon.