# Design Time

## Smart Tag

> caption Figure 1: Smart Tag

![WinForms RadCardView Smart Tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/caa4582520593a9628642ccd19b5d446/radcardview-design-time001.png)

* **Common Tasks**

  * **New Theme Manager**: Adds a new **RadThemeManager** component to the form.

  * **Edit UI elements**: Opens a dialog that displays the *Element Hierarchy Editor*. This editor lets you browse all the elements in the control.

  * **Theme Name**: Select a theme name from the drop down list of themes available for that control. Selecting a theme allows you to change all aspects of the controls visual style at one time.

* **RadCardView Specific Actions**:

  * **Edit Items**: When in unbound mode adds or edits **CardViewItems**

  * **Edit Columns**: Adds or edits columns

  * **Edit Groups**: Adds or edits groups

  * **Customize Template**: Opens the CardTemplate Layout editor

The short video below demonstrates how columns can be set up at design-time and later the layout modified using the Customize Dialog.

> caption Figure 2: Create Layout

![WinForms RadCardView Create Layout](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/ff7dd1676a4a2655431938f866b710fe/radcardview-design-time002.gif)

* **Data Binding**: **RadCardView** utilizes the standard WinForms data binding mechanism. A complete example is available in Data Binding section.

* **Learning Center**: Navigate to the Telerik help, code library projects or support forum.

* **Search**: Search the Telerik website for a given string.

## See Also

* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/cardview/getting-started)
* [Element Hierarchy Editor](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/tools/element-hierarchy-editor)