# Design Time

To start using **RadPipsPager**, just drag it from the toolbox and drop it onto the form.

## Smart Tag

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

![WinForms PipsPager Smart Tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/cf78865c5b6b5d64b4f1f8685019cd60/pipspager-design-time001.png)

* **Common Tasks**

  * **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 controls visual style at one time.

* **Data Binding**

  * **Number Of Pages**: Gets or sets the number of pages. If BindingSource is set, this property returns the BindingSource.Count.

  * **Choose BindingSource**: Gets or sets the data source.

* **Settings**

  * **Max Visible Pips**: Gets or sets the number of visible pips displayed in the control.

  * **Item Size**: Gets or sets the size of the items(pips).

  * **Enable Infinite Scrolling**: Determines whether infinite scrolling from last to first pip item and vice versa is enabled.

  * **Orientation**: Gets or sets a value indicating how to orientate the pips - horizontally or vertically.

  * **Buttons Visibility**: Determines whether and how to display the navigation buttons.

  * **AutoHide Buttons Delay**: Determines how long it takes for the navigation buttons to be hidden after the mouse leaves the control(in milliseconds). Used only when the ButtonsVisibility is VisibleOnMouseOver.

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

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

## See Also

* [Structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/pipspager/structure)