Windows 7 Control Pack for WinForms provides visual editing to make it easier to create a Windows 7 application. The following sections describe how to use Windows 7 Control Pack for WinForms' design-time environment to configure the Windows 7 Control Pack for WinForms controls:

Smart Tags and Tasks Menus

You can invoke each control's tasks menu by clicking on the smart tag () in the upper-right corner of the control. A smart tag represents a short-cut tasks menu that provides the most commonly used properties in each control. For more information on how to use the tasks menu for each control in Windows 7 Control Pack for WinForms, see C1TaskDialog Tasks Menu and C1TaskbarButton Tasks Menu.

Properties Window

You can also easily configure Windows 7 Control Pack for WinForms at design time using the Properties window in Visual Studio. You can access the Properties window by right-clicking the control and selecting Properties.