# Text Orientation

Get started with Menus and Toolbars for WinForms. Create versatile menus and docking/floating toolbars. See more in documentation here.

## Content



In addition to determining the layout of the tabs you can also customize the layout of the text in the tabs. You can use the [TextDirection](/componentone/docs/win/online-menus-toolbar/) property to display the text horizontally, vertically, vertically from right to left, or vertically from left to right. The following table illustrates how the tabs appear when the [TextDirection](/componentone/docs/win/online-menus-toolbar/) is set to **Horizontal**, **VerticalLeft**, or **VerticalRight**:

| Property Setting | Image |
| --- | --- |
| **Horizontal** | ![Horizontal](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_198.png) |
| **VerticalLeft** | ![Vertical left](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_199.png) |
| **VerticalRight** | ![Vertical right](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_200.png) |

When you have text and an image displayed in the tab you may want to control whether the text is displayed above, below, to the left or to the right of the image. You can use [TabLayout](/componentone/docs/win/online-menus-toolbar/) property to set the text above, below, to the left or to the right of the image in the tab.

| Property Setting | Image |
| --- | --- |
| **TextOnRight** | ![Text on Right](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_201.png) |
| **TextonLeft** | ![Text on Left](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_202.png) |
| **TextAbove** | ![Text Above Tab Layout](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_203.png) |
| **TextBelow** | ![Text Below Tab Layout](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/a27cb622-e6d9-4efc-a0b0-0c31245fd632/imagesext/image11_204.png) |