# Design Time

The **RadDataForm** designer provides a **Smart Tag** that allows easy access to frequently needed configuration options. You can display it by right clicking on the control in the design window, and choosing **Show Smart Tag** from its context menu, or by simply clicking on the arrow button on top-right corner of the control.

## Smart Tag

The Smart Tag enables easy visual configuration of the control at design-time.
![data-form-smart-tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/d2e00d220652104b352245cf865356a1/data-form-smart-tag.png)

RadDataForm Smart Tag lets you perform the following (ref. Image2):

* Choose DataSource for the control

* When DataSource is selected you could:

* Configure the DataSource

* Open Configuration Wizard: - Opens the **RadDataForm** window for further customization of the control settings.

* Set Skin -The Skin drop-down lets you select from a list of available skins to customize the look of your DataForm control

* Links navigate you directly to RadDataForm examples, help or Code Library.

  ![data-form-smart-tag 1](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/20a63f605cb806f7166ec14772919aef/data-form-smart-tag1.png)

## RadDataForm Configuration Wizard

The wizard will smoothly guide you through the various settings and properties of **RadDataForm** providing an accessible and organized way of configuring the control.

* **Layouts** - the layouts drop-down lets you selectd from a list of three predefined layouts

* LeftAligned

  ![data-form-smart-tag-left Alignet](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/53b64ddb98e91f1fa8f776ba299989a1/data-form-smart-tag-leftalignet.png)

* RightAligned

  ![data-form-smart-tag-right Aligned](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/0d9d105773f7d34dfd64f7607522d51a/data-form-smart-tag-rightaligned.png)

* InlineBlock

  ![data-form-smart-tag-inline Block](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/846c241b4807176379c249ed732b7c6c/data-form-smart-tag-inlineblock.png)

* **General settings**- Gives you and ability to set a **DataKeyName** and the **Validation** configuration for the control

  ![data-form-smart-tag-general Settings](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/assets/015f1f4015bdcc0691395536205c3bd8/data-form-smart-tag-generalsettings.png)