# Loading a C1Gauge from a Template

Learn how to load a C1Gauge from a template. See more demos, documentation, and samples here.

## Content



**Gauges for WinForms** allows you to load six different [C1Gauge](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/) controls from templates. The templates include:

|   ![Composite](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image9_58.png)  **Composite**   |   ![Performance Monitor](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image9_59.png)  **Performance Monitor**   |   ![Radial Dashboard](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image9_60.png)  **Radial Dashboard**   |
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|   ![Test Tubes 3](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image9_61.png)  **Test Tubes 3**   |   ![Test Tubes 5](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image9_62.png)  **Test Tubes 5**   |   ![color](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2003d53a-81bd-40aa-82c0-56cd09293e5d/imagesext/image9_63.png) **Dusk** **Blue** (available only when the Advanced Item Group is selected)   |

To load an existing C1Gauge control from a template:

1.  Select the C1Gauge control on your form and click the smart tag to open the **C1Gauge Tasks** menu.
2.  Click **Load From Template**. The **Load C1Gauge From Template** dialog box opens.
3.  Select one of the six templates and click **OK**. If you have a folder containing your own customized templates, you can access it by clicking the **Change path to the templates folder** button and selecting the folder.

## See Also

[Saving a C1Gauge to an XML File](/componentone/docs/win/online-gauges/gaugesforwinformsapp/savingac1gaugetoanxm)