# Assign RadContextMenu to Telerik and non-Telerik controls

You can easily assign a **RadContextMenu** to Telerik and non-Telerik controls. This can be achieved by making use of **RadContextMenuManager** component. This component will add a **RadContextMenu** property to all controls on the form. Then, you should simply set a **RadContextMenu** instance to the **RadContextMenu** property.

In the example below we are assigning **RadContextMenu** to **RadListControl** and Microsoft **ListBox**:

1. Drop a **RadContextMenu** component on your form and add several **RadMenuItems** to it.

2. Drop **RadListControl** and Microsoft **ListBox** on the form.

3. Select the **RadContextMenu** component and click its **Smart Tag**. From the Action Menu click on the **Add ContextMenuManager** option. This will create a **RadContextMenuManager** instance and will add a **RadContextMenu** property to all the controls on our form.

   ![WinForms RadContextMenu Smart Tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/e363fd02f512987529cc273b28f5f424/menus-context-menu-assign-radcontextmenu-to-telerik-and-non-telerik-controls001.png)

4. Select **RadListControl** and **Microsoft ListBox** controls and set their **RadContextMenu** property to the **RadContextMenu** instance.

   ![WinForms RadContextMenu Properties Window](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/18ab16d7bf82657457ffad840012cfbc/menus-context-menu-assign-radcontextmenu-to-telerik-and-non-telerik-controls002.png)

5. Run the project. When you right click on the **ListBox** or **RadListControl** the **RadContextMenu** instance will be displayed.

   ![WinForms RadContextMenu ListBox ContextMenu](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/bdc63bc5207162e6f4e970e8d49acc86/menus-context-menu-assign-radcontextmenu-to-telerik-and-non-telerik-controls003.png)

## See Also

* [Distinguishing the Source Control of RadContextMenu](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/knowledge-base/distinguishing-the-source-control-of-radcontextmenu)