Caption alignment in WinForms Office2010Form

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

C#

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

VB

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

Caption font

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

C#

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

VB

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

Caption fore color

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

C#

// Applies the color to caption text.

this.CaptionForeColor = Color.Pink;

VB

‘Applies the color to caption text.

Me.CaptionForeColor = Color.Pink

Caption bar height

This property helps to customize the CaptionBar height.

C#

this.CaptionBarHeight = 50;

VB

Me. CaptionBarHeight = 50

Help button support

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

C#

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

 this.HelpButton = true;

VB

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

 Me.HelpButton = true

Right to left

Right to left support can be enabled using below properties in Office2010Form.

C#

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

VB

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

Disabling Office2010Style

Office2010 look and feel can be disabled using DisableOffice2010Style property.

C#

this.DisableOffice2010Style = true;

VB

Me.DisableOffice2010Style = true