Ribbon for WinForms

Deliver Microsoft Office 2007-style Ribbon Functionality to Your Desktop Applications

Make your Office 2007-style application interface complete with a Ribbon style menu. ComponentOne Ribbon™ for WinForms delivers both Ribbon and Status Bar functionality, with the same look and feel as the new Microsoft Office 2007 UI. This enables .NET 2.0 developers to build Office 2007-style applications with little code and with great functionality.

Part of ComponentOne Studio® for WinForms

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Ribbon for WinForms Features

Over 700 Stock Images for Ribbon Items
Built-in image library for application menu, groups, and group items. Two image sizes available: large (32x32) and small (16x16).
Collapse Groups Automatically
Accommodate a wealth of elements on an individual tab. When resizing is necessary, the group collapses.
Create Ready-to-use Templates
Create tabs and control groups and save as XML templates to import later – no need to start from scratch again!
Enhance Your UI with Microsoft Office 2007 Styling
Using the SmartTag, change Ribbon for WinForms' visual style by selecting one of the preset Office 2007 styles, including Blue, Silver, and Black. Ribbon for WinForms adapts to the cleaner, more powerful, more efficient Windows Aero interface.
Dialog Launcher Button
Included in the functional group of the Ribbon, the dialog launcher connects the simple functionality of the Ribbon and the advanced functionality of the dialog box.
Customizable Application Menu
Using ComponentOne SmartDesigner® technology, you can quickly change the Application button's image and customize the Application menu. For example, display menu items as images, text, or both. Your styled Application menu is just clicks away.
Keyboard Navigation
End-users can quickly complete specific commands using the keyboard. To make text bold, for example, end-users can use a CTRL+B key combination. This feature is easily implemented at design time with the intuitive shortcut key editor.
Fully Customizable Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
With the SmartDesigner, you can effortlessly add Ribbon for WinForms items or the group of items to the QAT. You can also simplify QAT customization at run time and add Ribbon for WinForms items to the drop-down menu adjacent to the QAT.
End-users Can Reposition the QAT at Run Time
With just a mouse-click, end-users can move the position of the QAT above or below the Ribbon at run time. Inherited in Ribbon for WinForms, this feature requires no extra design-time development.
Create Context Menus for Gallery Items
Attach individual context menus to each item in the gallery element.
Minimize the Ribbon
Easily minimize the Ribbon to make more space available on your screen.
Add ToolTips for an Elevated User Experience
The design-time multi-line editor enables you to easily create Microsoft Office 2007-style ToolTips with the option to include images.
32-bit and 64-bit Compatibility
Ribbon for WinForms functions well in both 32-bit and 64-bit run-time environments.

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Ribbon for WinForms

Deliver Microsoft Office 2007-style Ribbon Functionality to Your Desktop Applications

Controls Included

Get Started!

Ribbon for WinForms Features

Over 700 Stock Images for Ribbon Items

Collapse Groups Automatically

Create Ready-to-use Templates

Enhance Your UI with Microsoft Office 2007 Styling

Dialog Launcher Button

Customizable Application Menu

Keyboard Navigation

Fully Customizable Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)

End-users Can Reposition the QAT at Run Time

Create Context Menus for Gallery Items

Minimize the Ribbon

Add ToolTips for an Elevated User Experience

32-bit and 64-bit Compatibility