The Toolbox displays icons for controls that you can add to
applications.
The Toolbox contains a list of icons representing application controls and similar components. You can drag a Toolbox item onto a design surface (such as a window painter), or copy and it paste into a code editor, to create an instance of the item. You can tailor the Toolbox by adding and deleting items in the list. The Toolbox is available from the View menu.
Depending on the type of design window that is open, the Toolbox might be divided into one or more of these tabs:
- General –
this tab is always available. Use the General tab to copy items from your application and store them for easy reuse, including:
- Controls
- Custom or third-party components (for WPF applications)
- Reusable text or code snippets
For example, you can highlight some code in a script window and drag it to the General tab to store it there.
- WPF Controls –
this tab is available with WPF window painters. It is preloaded with icons for standard WPF controls, like ListBox and Tab.
- Layouts –
this tab is available with WPF window painters. It contains icons for PresentationFramework layouts, like Canvas and Grid layouts, which control the sizes and positions of elements in your WPF window.
- DataWindow Controls –
this tab is available with the DataWindow painter. It contains icons for controls that you can add to DataWindows.
See the Visual Studio help for details about basic Toolbox usage and customization.