# Design Time

To start using **RadNotifyIcon**, just drag it from the toolbox and drop it onto the form. It will be placed in the components tray.

## Smart Tag

Select **RadNotifyIcon** and click the small arrow on the top right position in order to open the Smart Tag.

![RadNotifyIcon Smart Tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/bc6e2f5b6e1f27b640822a82baa1809b/radnotifyicon-design-time001.png)

It is possible to associate any control available on the form. UserControls are also supported. Just set the **Popup content** property from the Smart Tag.

* **Show tray icon**: Specify whether the icon is visible in the notification area.

* **Tooltip text**: Specify the tooltip that will be shown when the mouse hovers over the notify icon.

* **Balloon title**: Specify the title of the balloon tip to be show when the RadNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(int) method is called.

* **Balloon text**: Specify the text of the balloon tip to be show when the RadNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(int) method is called.

* **Popup activation mouse event**: Specify the mouse action that must be performed over the notify icon to show a popup with RadNotifyIcon.PopupContent.

* **Context menu activation mouse event**: Specify the mouse action that must be performed over the notify icon to show the RadNotifyIcon.TrayContextMenu.

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

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

## Design Time Properties

**RadNotifyIcon** allows popup animation, duration and other properties at design time:

![RadNotifyIcon Properties](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/ca2e42d388280b7d963658a9e142e6d3/radnotifyicon-design-time002.png)

## See Also

* [Tooltip](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/notifyicon/features/tooltip)