</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <div id="ProjectTitle">List for WinForms</div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText">C1List Tasks Menu</div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel">Collapse All</label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;">Expand All</label> </span> </div> <div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="designtimesupport.html">Design-Time Support</a> > C1List Tasks Menu</td></tr></table></div> <div id="BodyContent"> <p>In the <b>C1List Tasks</b> menu, you can quickly and easily choose a data source, set the caption for the grid, change the appearance of the grid, and access the <b>C1List Designer</b>, as well as set the <a>AlternatingRows</a> property.</p> <p>To access the <b>C1List Tasks</b> menu, click the smart tag (<img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_0.png" width="10" height="10">) in the upper right corner of the grid. This will open the <b>C1List Tasks</b> menu.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_39.png" width="285" height="255"></p> <p>The <b>C1List Tasks</b> menu operates as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <h2>Choose Data Source</h2> <p>Clicking the drop-down arrow in the <b>Choose Data Source</b> box opens a list of available data sources and allows you to add a new data source. To add a new data source to the project, click <b>Add Project Data Source</b> to open the <b>Data Source Configuration Wizard</b>.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_40.png" width="285" height="293"></p> <p>After a data source is selected, three more options are added to the <b>C1List Tasks</b> menu: <b>Column Tasks</b>, <b>Add Query</b>, and <b>Preview Data</b>.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_41.png" width="285" height="255"></p> </li> <li> <h2>Caption</h2> <p>Entering a caption into the <b>Caption</b> box sets the <a>Caption</a> property for the grid.</p> </li> <li> <h2>Appearance</h2> <p>Clicking the drop-down arrow in the <b>Appearance</b> box opens a list of different <a>FlatStyle</a> property options, such as <b>Standard</b>, <b>Flat</b>, <b>Popup</b>, and <b>System</b>. For more information on the different control appearance options, see <a href="threedimensionalvsfl.html">Three-Dimensional vs. Flat Display</a>.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_42.png" width="285" height="255"></p> </li> <li> <h2>VisualStyle</h2> <p>Clicking the drop-down arrow in the <b>VisualStyle</b> box opens a list of different <a>VisualStyle</a> property options, such as <b>Custom</b>, <b>System</b>, <b>Office2007Blue</b>, <b>Office2007Silver</b>, and <b>Office2007Black</b>. For more information on the Visual Style options, see Customizing Visual Styles.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_43.png" width="285" height="255"></p> </li> <li> <h2>Enable Alternating Rows</h2> <p>Selecting the <b>Enable Alternating Rows</b> check box sets the <a>AlternatingRows</a>property to <b>True</b>, and allows adding new rows to the grid. The default is unchecked.</p> </li> <li> <h2>Column Tasks (available only when bound to a data source)</h2> <p>Clicking <b>Column Tasks</b> opens the <b>Column Tasks</b> menu. For details on the <b>Column Tasks</b> menu, see <a href="columntasksmenu.html">Column Tasks Menu</a>.</p> </li> <li> <h2>Designer</h2> <p>Clicking <b>Designer</b> opens the <b>C1List Designer</b>.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_5.png" width="566" height="352"><br> For more information on using the <b>C1List Designer</b>, see <a href="usingthec1listdesign.html">Using the C1List Designer</a>.</p> </li> <li> <h2>Add Query (available only when bound to a data source)</h2> <p>Clicking <b>Add Query</b> opens the <b>Search Criteria Builder</b> dialog box, which allows you to create or modify a query.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_44.png" width="466" height="506"></p> <p>Instead of entering a query in the <b>Query</b> Text box, you can use the <b>Query Builder</b> to build a query by clicking on the <b>Query Builder</b> button.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_45.png" width="516" height="509"></p> </li> <li> <h2>Preview Data (available only when bound to a data source)</h2> <p>Clicking <b>Preview Data</b> opens the <b>Preview Data</b> dialog box, where you can preview the data in the DataSet.</p> <p><img alt="" src="ImagesExt/image19_46.png" width="516" height="396"></p> </li> </ul> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="columntasksmenu.html">Column Tasks Menu</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright © <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. 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