How to add a search box to the radform title bar?

[vance chiang]

Hi 

I am designing a WinForm App using UI for WinForms (ver. 2025 Q1). Is there any solution to add a search box to the radform title bar? It looks like the search box at th top of Microsoft Outlook 365 application.

[Nadya | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello, vance chiang,

The standart RadForm does not have out of the box solution to add a search box in the title bar. If you need to have a search text box in the title bar of a form, then I would recommend you to refer to RadToolbarForm. RadToolbarForm is specially created to allow the users add items in the non-client area of the window which is crucial for some applications.

RadToolbarForm offers RadToolbarFormTextBoxElement, which you can directly add to the title bar of the form. The following article shows how to add elements at design time: Design Time - WinForms ToolbarForm - Telerik UI for WinForms

If you want, you can add the necessary elements programmatically as well: Adding Items Programmatically - WinForms ToolbarForm - Telerik UI for WinForms

Can you give the RadToolbarForm a try and let me know if it meets your requirements.

I hope this information is useful. Please let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Nadya | Tech Support Engineer
Progress Telerik

[vance chiang]

Dear Nadya

Thanks for your suggestion. The ToolBarForm is a perfect solution for me. I could add a search textbox at the position of the title caption.

Regards,

Vance