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Add Designer ToolStrips (Pro Edition)
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The Designer control has built-in methods to add its menus and toolbars to a Visual Studio ToolStripContainer in your end user designer project.

To add Designer ToolStrips

Prior to following these steps, add an ActiveReports Designer control and a Visual Studio ToolStripContainer to your form.

If you need help adding the Designer control to your Visual Studio toolbox, see Adding ActiveReports Controls.
  1. Double-click the designer control on the form to create the Designer Load event.
  2. Add code like the following to the event:

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    Visual Basic.NET code. Paste INSIDE the Load event. Copy Code
            Dim menuStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Menu)(0)
        Dim editStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Edit)(0)
        Dim formatStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Format)(0)
        Dim layoutStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Layout)(0)
        Dim reportStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Report)(0)
        Dim undoStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Undo)(0)
        Dim zoomStrip As ToolStrip = Me.Designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Zoom)(0)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(menuStrip, 0)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(editStrip, 1)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(formatStrip, 2)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(layoutStrip, 3)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(reportStrip, 4)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(undoStrip, 5)
        Me.ToolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(zoomStrip, 6)

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                ToolStrip menuStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Menu)[0];
            ToolStrip editStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Edit)[0];
            ToolStrip formatStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Format)[0];
            ToolStrip layoutStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Layout)[0];
            ToolStrip reportStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Report)[0];
            ToolStrip undoStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Undo)[0];
            ToolStrip zoomStrip = this.designer1.CreateToolStrips(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.DesignerToolStrips.Zoom)[0];
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(menuStrip, 0);
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(editStrip, 1);
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(formatStrip, 2);
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(layoutStrip, 3);
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(reportStrip, 4);
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(undoStrip, 5);
            this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Join(zoomStrip, 6);
  3. See the table below for the run-time results of adding each tool strip.

ShowToolStrips at Run Time

ToolStrip Name Run-Time
Menu

The File menu includes these commands: New, Open, Save, and Export.

The Edit menu includes these commands: Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Select All.

Edit

The Edit tool strip includes these tools: Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.

Format

The Format tool strip includes these tools: Font Name, Font Size, Bold, Italic, Underline, Fore Color, Back Color, Align Left, Align Center, Align Right, Align Justify, Indent, and Outdent.

Layout

The Layout tool strip includes these tools: Align to Grid, Align Lefts, Align Centers, Align Rights, Align Tops, Align Middles, Align Bottoms, Bring to Front, and Send to Back.

Report

The Report tool strip includes these tools: New, Open, and Save.

Undo

The Undo tool strip includes these tools: Undo and Redo.

Zoom

The Zoom tool strip includes these tools: Zoom Out, Zoom In, Zoom %, and Actual Size.