# Design Time

To start using **RadPropertyGrid** just drag it from the toolbox and drop it at the form.

## Smart Tag

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

> caption Figure 1: Smart Tag

![WinForms RadPropertyGrid Smart Tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/b52dcb6cc2c873b05c288fcd7a29fa16/propertygrid-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**: Specifies the theme set to the control.

* **Data Binding**

  * **Selected Object**: Specifies the selected object of the control.

* **RadPropertyGrid Specific Actions**

  * **Enable Filtering**: Enables filtering of the property descriptor items.

  * **Enable Grouping**: Enables grouping of the property descriptor items.

  * **Enable Sorting**: Enables sorting of the property descriptor items.

  * **Sort By**: Sets the PropertySort property of the control. The available values are *NoSort*, *Alphabetical*, *Categorized*, and *CategorizedAlphabetical*

  * **Show Help**: Displays the description element.

  * **Show SearchBox**: Shows the text box responsible for performing a search in the property grid items.

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

* **Search**: Searches the Telerik website for a given query.

## See Also

* [Structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/propertygrid/structure)
* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/propertygrid/getting-started)