# C1Gauge Context Menu

Quickly and easily access different options such as add, edit, load and save gauges with the help of C1Gauge Context Menu. See more demos, documentation, and samples here.

## Content



In the **C1Gauge** context menu you can quickly and easily add, edit, load, and save gauges.

To access the **C1Gauge** context menu, right-click the [C1Gauge](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/) control. The **C1Gauge** context menu operates as follows:

*   **Launch Item Editor**
    
    Clicking **Launch Item Editor** opens the selected item’s properties dialog box where you can specify properties for the control, decorator, pointer, and so on.
    
*   **Add New Gauge**
    
    Selecting the **Add New Gauge** option opens the **New Gauge Gallery** when you can choose a new gauge to add to the **C1Gauge** container control. You can also choose a template and set some options for the new gauge. For more information, see the [New Gauge Gallery](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/designtimesupport/newgaugegallery) topic.
    
*   **Edit Face Shapes**
    
    Selecting the **Edit Face Shapes** option opens the **C1Gauge.FaceShapes Collection Editor** where you can add and remove items in the **FaceShapes** collection, and customize properties on each item in the collection. For more information, see the [FaceShapes Collection Editor](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/designtimesupport/gaugesforwinformscol/faceshapescollection) topic.
    
*   **Edit Cover Shapes**
    
    Selecting the **Edit Cover Shapes** option opens the **C1Gauge.CoverShapes Collection Editor** where you can add and remove items in the **CoverShapes** collection, and customize properties on each item in the collection. For more information, see the [CoverShapes Collection Editor](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/designtimesupport/gaugesforwinformscol/covershapescollectio) topic.
    
*   **Edit Gauges**
    
    Selecting the **Edit Gauges** option opens the **C1Gauge.Gauges Collection Editor** where you can add and remove members in the **Gauges** collection, and customize properties on each gauge in the collection. For more information, see the [Gauges Collection Editor](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/designtimesupport/gaugesforwinformscol/gaugescollectionedit) topic.
    
*   **Load From Template**
    
    Selecting the **Load From Template** option opens the **Load C1Gauge From Template** dialog box where you can choose a new built-in or custom template to customize the appearance of the gauge.
    
*   **Save To XML File**
    
    Selecting the **Save to XML File** option opens the **Save C1Gauge To XML File** dialog box where you can select a location to save the gauge template.
    
*   **Load Appearance**
    
    Selecting the **Load Appearance** option opens the **Load C1Gauge View From XML File** dialog box where you can select an XML file to load.
    
*   **Save Appearance**
    
    Selecting the **Save Appearance** option opens the **Save C1Gauge View To XML File** dialog box where you can save the current gauge's appearance as an XML file.
    
*   **Clear & Reset**
    
    Clicking **Clear & Reset** resets the contents of the C1Gauge control.
    

## See Also

[C1LinearGauge and C1RadialGauge Context Menus](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/designtimesupport/c1lineargaugeandc1ra)