# Design Time ## Common properties The **Smart Tag** for **RadPageView** lets you quickly access common tasks involved with building **RadPageView** elements and customizing its elements. There is a set of properties valid for each of the available view modes: * **New Theme Manager**: Adds a new [RadThemeManager](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/tools/theme-manager/adding-radthememanager-to-a-form). * **Edit UI Elements**: Opens a dialog that displays the [Element Hierarchy Editor](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/tools/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. * **View Mode**: Sets the view mode of **RadPageView**. The supported modes are *Strip, Stack*, *Outlook*, *ExplorerBar* and *Backstage*. * **Item Size Mode**: Determines whether the items should have equal size. The supported modes are *EqualHeight, EqualWidth, EqualSize* and *Individual*. * **Item Drag Mode**: Determines the drag mode of the items. The supported modes are *Preview* and *Immediate*. * **Item Content Orientation**: Determines the orientation of the item content (image, text, and buttons' panel). The supported orientations are *Auto*, *Horizontal*, *Horizontal180*, *Vertical90* and *Vertical270*. * **Item Spacing**: Determines the spacing between the items in pixels. * **Default Page**: Specifies the default page in **RadPageView**. * **Add Page**: Clicking on this link will add a new page to RadPageView.**Pages** collection. * **Remove Page**: Clicking on this will remove the currently selected page in **RadPageView**. * **Learning Center**: Navigate to the Telerik help, code library projects or support forum. * **Search**: Search the Telerik site for a given string. There are also view-specific properties as shown below: ## Strip View Mode ![WinForms RadPageView Strip View Mode](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/40077e945608c5e803b21e425080805c/pageview-design-time001.png) * **Strip Alignment**: Determines the position of the tab items in **RadPageView** in relation to the content area. It can be *Top*, *Left*, *Bottom* or *Right*. * **Item Alignment**: Determines the alignment of items within the strip layout. * **Item Fit Mode**: Determines the fit mode of the items. The available modes are *None*, *Fill*, *Shrink* and *ShrinkAndFill*. * **Strip Buttons**: Determines the style of the navigation buttons. The available styles are *None, Auto, LeftScroll, RightScroll, Scroll, VS2005Style, Close, ItemList, VS2008Style, All*. ## Stack View Mode ![WinForms RadPageView Stack View Mode](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/41ba9ce89473be814d11ac7bb35b0071/pageview-design-time002.png) * **Stack Position**: Determines the location of the items in relation to the content area. * **Item Selection Mode**: Determines how the items in Stack view are selected and positioned. ## Outlook View Mode ![WinForms RadPageView Outlook View Mode](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/e21588502cc109f093f05c33b4ce0201/pageview-design-time003.png) There are no Outlook view related properties in the Action Menu of **RadPageView**. ## ExplorerBar ![WinForms RadPageView ExplorerBar](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/a47890ff2ab4b2914b37d586f886ecf9/pageview-design-time004.png) * **Content Size Mode**: Gets or sets a value that defines how the content areas for each item are sized. The available options are: *FixedLength, AutoSizeToBestFit, EqualLength*. ## Backstage ![WinForms RadPageView Backstage](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/5c6d55306dffe07bd2ef0a6787800a81/pageview-design-time005.png) * **Strip Alignment**: Determines the position of the tab items in **RadPageView** in relation to the content area. It can be *Top*, *Left*, *Bottom* or *Right*. * **Item Alignment**: Determines the alignment of items within the strip layout. * **Item Fit Mode**: Determines the fit mode of the items. The available modes are *None*, *Fill*, *Shrink* and *ShrinkAndFill*. * **Item Area Width**: Gets or sets the width of the items area. > caution In order to switch from one Action Menu to another, you should first close the menu by clicking on the **Smart Tag** and then reopen it again. ## NavigationView ![WinForms RadPageView NavigationView](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/83a1411b3a382657971ffbc94e6c5c7b/pageview-design-time006.png) * **Item Alignment**: Determines the alignment of items within the items container. * **Item Fit Mode**:Determines the fit mode of the items. The available modes are *None*, *Fill*, *Shrink*, *ShrinkAndFill*, *FullHeight* and *MultiLine*. * **DisplayMode**: Sets the display mode. The possible values are - *Auto*, *Compact*, *Expanded*, *Minimal*. * **Header Height**: Sets the header height. * **Expanded Pane Width**: Sets the pages panel width when the mode is set to *Expanded*. * **Collapsed Pane Width**: Sets the pages panel width when the mode is set to *Compact*. * **Compact Mode Threshold Width**: This property determines when the DisplayMode will be switched from Compact to Minimal. The DisplayMode should be set to Auto in order this to work. * **Expanded Mode Threshold Width**:This property determines when the DisplayMode will be switched from Expanded to Compact. The DisplayMode should be set to Auto in order this to work. ## OfficeNavigationBar ![WinForms RadPageView OfficeNavigationBar](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/d2c9a1a11eb659c434b5e7afc0f7b95b/officenavigationbar-design-time001.png) * **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 control visual style at one time. * **Item Size Mode**: Determines whether the items should have equal size. The supported modes are *EqualHeight, EqualWidth, EqualSize* and *Individual*. * **Item Drag Mode**: Determines the drag mode of the items. The supported modes are *Preview* and *Immediate*. * **Item Content Orientation**: Determines the orientation of the item content (image, text, and buttons' panel). The supported orientations are *Auto*, *Horizontal*, *Horizontal180*, *Vertical90* and *Vertical270*. * **Item Spacing**: Determines the spacing between the items in pixels. * **Default Page**: Specifies the default page in **RadOfficeNavigationBar**. * **Add Page**: Clicking on this link will add a new page to RadOfficeNavigationBar.**Pages** collection. * **Remove Page**: Clicking on this will remove the currently selected page in **RadOfficeNavigationBar**.