# Smart Tags

## Content

In Visual Studio, the List control includes a smart tag. A smart tag represents a short-cut tasks menu that provides the most commonly used properties in each component/command.

Let us discuss the **C1List Tasks** smart tag panel.

## C1List Tasks Smart Tag Panel

The List control provides quick and easy access to the **C1List Designer** and common properties through its smart tag. To access the **C1List Tasks** smart tag panel, click the smart tag icon (![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/1e4aa2c8-7f81-4e43-8ed4-f673f1e68381/images/smart-tag.png)) in the upper right corner of the list. This opens the **C1List Tasks** smart tag panel.

![C1List Tasks smart tag panel](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/1e4aa2c8-7f81-4e43-8ed4-f673f1e68381/images/c1list-taskpanel.png)

The following table provides a brief description of the options provided by **C1List Tasks** Smart tag panel:

| **Options** | **Descriptions** |
| ------- | ------------ |
| Choose Data Source | Opens the list of available data sources and gives you **Add Project Data Source** option to open **Data Source Configuration Wizard**. |
| Caption | Sets the [Caption](/componentone/api/win/online-list/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.List.4.8/C1.Win.List.Split.Caption.html) property for the list. |
| Appearance | Lets you choose the appearance of the list. By default, the value is set to **System**. |
| VisualStyle | Lets you choose the built-in visual styles available in the list. By default, the value is set to **Custom**. |
| Enable Alternating Rows | Sets the [AlternatingRows](/componentone/api/win/online-list/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.List.4.8/C1.Win.List.C1Combo.AlternatingRows.html) property to True which allows adding users to add new rows to the list. |
| Column Tasks | Opens the **Column Tasks** Smart tag panel. Please note that this option is available only when the list is bound to a data source. |
| Designer | Opens **C1List Designer** which allows you to set the properties of the list. |
| About C1List | Displays a dialog box displaying the information such as version of the List control. |

## Column Tasks Smart Tag Panel

The **Column Tasks** smart tag panel allows you easy access to **C1List Designer** and various column-related properties through its smart tag.

To access the **Column Tasks**, either click on a column in the list or select Column Tasks from the **C1List Tasks** smart tag panel. Please note that the **Column Tasks** smart tag panel can only be accessed when the list is bound to a data source.

![Column tasks panel](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/1e4aa2c8-7f81-4e43-8ed4-f673f1e68381/images/column-taskpanel.png)

The following table provides a brief description of the options provided by **Column Tasks** Smart tag panel:

| **Options** | **Descriptions** |
| ------- | ------------ |
| Select Column | Opens a list of available columns in the list. If you open the **Column Tasks** Panel by clicking on a column, then that column gets selected in the list of displayed columns. |
| Column Caption | Sets the [Caption](/componentone/api/win/online-list/dotnet-api/C1.Win.List.10/C1.Win.List.C1DataColumn.Caption.html) property for the column. |
| Data Field | Opens a list of available fields in the data source. |
| Visible | Sets [Visible](/componentone/api/win/online-list/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.List.4.8/C1.Win.List.C1DisplayColumn.Visible.html) property to **True** for the selected column. |
| Caption Style | Opens the **Caption Style** editor for the selected column, which allows you to specify the properties for the caption, including style, fill effects, and images. For more information, see [Caption Style Editor](/componentone/docs/win/online-list/designtimesupport/collectioneditors#captionstyleeditor). |
| Column Style | Opens the **Column Style** Editor for the selected column, which allows you to specify properties for the column, including style, fill effects, and images. For more information, see [Column Style Editor](/componentone/docs/win/online-list/designtimesupport/collectioneditors#columnstyleeditor). |
| C1List Tasks | Opens the **C1List Tasks** Smart tag panel. |

>type=note
> **Note**: WinForms .NET Edition does not include rich design-time support yet. We will enhance it in future releases.