Customization in Windows Forms Office2007Form

21 Jan 20254 minutes to read

The Form caption can be aligned to the left, right or center by using the CaptionAlign property.

this.CaptionAlign = System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Center;
Me.CaptionAlign = System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Center

Winforms showing caption alignment applied in office2007form

Caption font

Office2010Form’s caption Font can be customized through CaptionFont property.

this.CaptionFont = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 15F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
Me.CaptionFont = New System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 15F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CByte((0)))

Winforms showing caption font applied in office2007form

Caption fore color

The color of the caption text can be customized using the CaptionForeColor property.

// Applies the color to caption text.

this.CaptionForeColor = Color.Pink;
‘Applies the color to caption text.

Me.CaptionForeColor = Color.Pink

Winforms showing caption font color applied in office2007form

Caption bar height

This property helps to customize the CaptionBar height.

this.CaptionBarHeight = 50;
Me. CaptionBarHeight = 50

Winforms showing caption bar height applied in office2007form

Retain the caption bar height on maximized mode

By Default, the height of the caption bar will be reduced when the form is in maximized state. It can be retained same in both normal and maximized state by setting the property Office2007Form.CaptionBarHeightMode as SameAlwaysOnMaximize

this.CaptionBarHeightMode = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Enums.CaptionBarHeightMode.SameAlwaysOnMaximize;
Me.CaptionBarHeightMode = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Enums.CaptionBarHeightMode.SameAlwaysOnMaximize

Help button support

HelpButton property is used to show the HelpButton in the caption box of the Form.

// Displays the HelpButton in the caption box of the Form.

 this.HelpButton = true;
‘Displays the HelpButton in the caption box of the Form.

 Me.HelpButton = true

Winforms showing helpbutton applied in office2007form

Right to left

Right to left support can be enabled using below properties in Office2007Form.

this.RightToLeftLayout = true;
 
this.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.Yes;
Me.RightToLeftLayout = true
 
Me.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.Yes

Winforms showing RTL applied in office2007form

Rounded corner

Rounded corners for Office2007Form can be enabled by using the AllowRoundedCorners property. Rounded corners are not supported in OS versions lower than Windows 11. Enabling AllowRoundedCorners property will have no effect on those operating systems.

NOTE

When the rounded corners are enabled, the border and shadow of the Form are drawn by the operating system.

this.AllowRoundedCorners = true;
Me.AllowRoundedCorners = true

Office2007Form with rounded corners

Disabling Office2007Style

Office2007 look and feel can be disabled using DisableOffice2007Style property.

this.DisableOffice2007Style = true;
Me.DisableOffice2007Style = true

Winforms showing disabledoffice2007style in office2007form