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WinGroupBox Smart Tag

In Visual Studio 2005 (.NET Framework 2.0), each Ultimate UI for Windows Forms control/component is equipped with a Smart Tag. By simply selecting the control/component, a Smart Tag anchor appears. When you click this anchor, a pop-up panel appears, providing you with quick and easy access to the most common properties and settings of the control/component.

The WinGroupBox™ Smart Tag contains the name of the control, as well as the following section:

  • Appearance — Provides common tasks involving the appearance, look, and feel of the control.

See below for a description of the item (e.g., field, drop-down list, checkbox) in each section, as well as the item’s corresponding property in the properties grid.

ultragroupbox's smart tag
Appearance Description Corresponding Property

Caption Alignment

The caption is the text at the top of the WinGroupBox. Choose to place the caption Near (Left), Center, or Far (Right).

Header Position

You can place the header on any of the four sides of the WinGroupBox inside, on, or outside of the border.

View Style

The style of the WinGroupBox can be changed to mimic Windows XP, Office 2000, Office 2003, Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007.

Text In Header

This is the text that displays in the header.