# C1Gauge Tasks Menu

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

## Content



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

To access the **C1Gauge Tasks** menu, click on the smart tag (![smart tag](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image13_0.png)) in the upper right corner of the control. This will open the **C1Gauge Tasks** menu which appears like the following:

<br />![C1Gauge Tasks menu](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image13_2.png)

The **C1Gauge Tasks** menu operates as follows:

*   **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. See [Loading a C1Gauge from a Template](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/gaugesforwinformsapp/loadingac1gaugefroma) for more information.
    
*   **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. For more information, see the [Saving a C1Gauge to an XML File](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/gaugesforwinformsapp/savingac1gaugetoanxm) topic.
    
*   **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. See [Loading a C1Gauge View from an XML File](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/gaugesforwinformsapp/loadingac1gaugeviewf) for more information.
    
*   **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. For more information, see the [Saving a C1Gauge View to an XML File](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/gaugesforwinformsapp/savingac1gaugeviewto) topic.
    
*   **Clear & Reset**
    
    Clicking **Clear & Reset** clears the [C1Gauge](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/) control and resets its properties to the default values.
    
*   **About C1Gauge**
    
    Selecting the **About C1Gauge** option opens the **Save About C1Gauge** dialog box which is helpful in finding the build number of the control.
    

## See Also

[C1Gauge Context Menu](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/designtimesupport/c1gaugecontextmenu)