# Getting Started with WinForms ShapedForm

This article shows how you can start using **ShapedForm**.

## Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use `ShapedForm` when working with NuGet packages, install the `Telerik.UI.for.WinForms.AllControls` package. The [package target framework version may vary](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/visual-studio-integration/available-nugets).

Read more about NuGet installation in the [Install using NuGet Packages](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/installation-and-upgrades/install-using-nuget) article.

> tip With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WinForms has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it [here](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/licensing/license-key).

## Adding Assembly References Manually

When dragging and dropping a control from the Visual Studio (VS) Toolbox onto the Form Designer, VS automatically adds the necessary assemblies. However, if you're adding the control programmatically, you'll need to manually reference the following assemblies:

* **Telerik.Licensing.Runtime**
* **Telerik.WinControls**
* **Telerik.WinControls.UI**
* **TelerikCommon**

The Telerik UI for WinForms assemblies can be install by using one of the available [installation approaches](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/installation-and-upgrades/installing-on-your-computer).

## Defining the ShapedForm

To add a **ShapedForm** to your project:

1\. Create a new Windows Application in Visual Studio.

2\. Make sure your project includes a reference to **Telerik.WinControls** and **Telerik.WinControls.UI** libraries.

> note You can add these references automatically by adding any RadControl to the form.

3\. Right-click the default form and select **View Code**.

4\. **If you are working in C#:** Change the declaration of the form so that it derives from the **Telerik.WinControls.UI.ShapedForm** class.

5\. **If you are working in Visual Basic:**

1. Click the **Show All Files** button in Solution Explorer.

2. Expand the Form1.vb node in Solution Explorer.

3. Open the Form1.Designer.vb file by double-clicking it.

4. Change the declaration in the Form1.Designer.vb file so that it derives from the **Telerik.WinControls.UI.ShapedForm** class: 

#### Changing WinForms form to Telerik ShapedForm

```C#
partial class ShapedForm1 : Telerik.WinControls.UI.ShapedForm
```

```VB.NET
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class ShapedForm1
    Inherits Telerik.WinControls.UI.ShapedForm
```

10\. Return to the design view of the form. Visual Studio will repaint the form without a title bar, indicating that it is now being derived from the **ShapedForm** class.

11\. Press **F5** to run the project.

## See Also

* [RadTitleBar](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/forms-and-dialogs/radtitlebar/radtitlebar)

## Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinForms ShapedForm Component](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/shapedform.aspx)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/getting-started/first-steps)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Setup](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/installation-and-upgrades/installing-on-your-computer)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Converter](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/ai-coding-assistant/converter/converter)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Visual Studio Templates](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/visual-studio-integration/visual-studio-templates)
* [Deploy Telerik UI for WinForms Applications](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/deployment-and-distribution/application-deployment)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Virtual Classroom(Training Courses for Registered Users)](https://learn.telerik.com/learn/course/external/view/elearning/17/telerik-ui-for-winforms)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms License Agreement)](https://www.telerik.com/purchase/license-agreement/winforms-dlw-s)