Docking Zones

Updated on Aug 24, 2026

The RadEditor Toolbar position can be changed by using the DockingZone attribute which can have the following values:

• Left

• Right

• Top

• Bottom

• Module

• The id of an external html element

A RadEditor whose toolbars are positioned in the four built-in zones

If an external element is used, it must have the following CSS classes applied: RadEditor, reCustomContainer (as of Q2 2015), <RadEditor Skin>. Here is an example with the Default skin:

HTML

<div id="outerdiv" class="RadEditor reCustomContainer Default">
</div>

You can obtain the skin name dynamically from the RadEditor object through its get_skin() JavaScript method, as shown in the Editor - Docking Zones online demo.

Here are a few examples of setting a custom toolbar position:

• In the RadEditor declaration:

  ASP.NET

  <telerik:RadEditor RenderMode="Lightweight" ID="RadEditor1" runat="server">
      <Tools>
          <telerik:EditorToolGroup DockingZone="Left">
              <telerik:EditorTool Name="AjaxSpellCheck" />
              . . . .
          </telerik:EditorToolGroup>
      </Tools>
  </telerik:RadEditor>

• In the ToolsFile:

  XML

  <tools enabled="true" DockingZone="Bottom">
      <tool name="Bold" />
      . . . .
  </tools>

• In the code behind:

  C#

  EditorToolGroup toolgroupLeft = new EditorToolGroup(); 
  toolgroupLeft.Attributes["DockingZone"] = "Left"; 
  editor.Tools.Add(toolgroupLeft); 
  toolgroupLeft.Tools.Add(new EditorTool("Bold"));

  VB

  Dim toolgroupLeft As New EditorToolGroup()
  toolgroupLeft.Attributes("DockingZone") = "Left"
  editor.Tools.Add(toolgroupLeft)
  toolgroupLeft.Tools.Add(New EditorTool("Bold"))

When enabling only one Edit Mode (e.g., EditModes="Design") the bottom docking zone will not render.

See Also

• Live demo: Editor - Docking Zones