# WinForms ApplicationMenu Overview

**RadRibbonBar** combines the functions of menus, tab strips and tool bars to make an interface similar to those introduced in Microsoft Office 2007. With **RadRibbonBar** you can organize all of the functionality of your application into a single compact ribbon. When it is resized, the ribbon bar efficiently shows more or less details as space becomes available. If you use a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) layout, the ribbon bar will automatically manage the child forms.

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**RadApplicationMenu** is the Telerik counterpart of the *application menu* that displays controls used to perform actions on entire documents and forms, such as `Save` and `Print`. It also provides a list of recent documents, access to form options, and the ability to exit the form or application.

![WinForms RadApplicationMenu Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/8a0c4d3474d02b3c7c84ef51d6be8ef0/menus-application-menu-overview001.png)

**RadApplicationMenu** is essentially a **RadDropDownButton** and has many of the same properties and design time interface as a **RadMenu**, i.e. same Smart Tag items, RadItem Collection Editor and the same RadItem types that may be added to the collection. In the case of **RadApplicationMenu**, there are three RadItem collections: **Items**, **RightColumnItems**, and **ButtonItems**. The RightColumnWidth property allows you to reserve extra screen real estate. **RadApplicationMenu** also has a **DisplayStyle** property that may be *Image* (default), *None*, *Text* and *ImageAndText*. Set the **Image** property to include your logo or whatever icon you want to use. The screenshot below shows all three collections populated and the **Image** set to a "world globe" icon.

![WinForms RadApplicationMenu Sample Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/977ad9183a0a7afac8c15fe7b32a8b34/menus-application-menu-overview002.png)

## Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinForms ApplicationMenu Homepage](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/applicationmenu.aspx)
* [Get Started with the Telerik UI for WinForms ApplicationMenu](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/menus/application-menu/getting-started)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms API Reference](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/getting-started/first-steps)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Virtual Classroom (Training Courses for Registered Users)](https://learn.telerik.com/learn/course/external/view/elearning/17/TelerikUIforWinForms)
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* [Telerik UI for WinForms Knowledge Base](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/knowledge-base)

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