# Step 1 of 6: Add controls to the Windows form

## Content

In this step, you will add the [C1DynamicHelp](/componentone/api/win/online-dynamichelp/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1DynamicHelp.4.8/C1.Win.C1DynamicHelp.C1DynamicHelp.html) control to your form, along with a **TextBox**, **Button**, and **Checkbox**.

1. Create a .NET project and add the C1DynamicHelp control to the Toolbox. An extender property, **Help Topic on C1DynamicHelp**, is added to all controls when C1DynamicHelp is added to the form.
2. From the Toolbox, double-click the C1DynamicHelp control. It docks at the right of your form.
3. Add a **TextBox** control to the form:
    1\. From the Toolbox\, double\-click the **TextBox** control to add it to your form.
    2\. From the Properties window\, set the **textBox1.Text** property to **Show topic on got focus**.
4. Add a **Button** control to the form:
    1\. From the Toolbox\, double\-click the **Button** control to add it to your form.
    2\. From the Properties window\, set the **button1.Text** property to **Show topic on mouse hover**.
5. Add a **CheckBox** control to the form:
    1\. From the Toolbox\, double\-click the **CheckBox** control to add it to your form.
    2\. From the Properties window\, set the **checkBox1.Text** property to **Show topic programmatically**.

You have successfully added the controls to your form, which should look similar to the following:

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_0.png)

In the next step you will set up the C1DynamicHelp control.