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Getting Started with WinForms TaskBoard

Updated over 6 months ago

This tutorial will help you to quickly get started using the control.

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use RadTaskBoard when working with NuGet packages, install the Telerik.UI.for.WinForms.AllControls package. The package target framework version may vary.

Read more about NuGet installation in the Install using NuGet Packages article.

With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WinForms has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it here.

Adding Assembly References Manually

When dragging and dropping a control from the Visual Studio (VS) Toolbox onto the Form Designer, VS automatically adds the necessary assemblies. However, if you're adding the control programmatically, you'll need to manually reference the following assemblies:

Telerik.Licensing.Runtime
Telerik.WinControls
Telerik.WinControls.UI
TelerikCommon

The Telerik UI for WinForms assemblies can be install by using one of the available installation approaches.

Defining the RadTaskBoard

To get started, just drag a RadTaskBoad from the toolbox and drop it onto the form. Then, define the columns you need in the control and the task cards contained in each column:

C#

UserInfo user1 = new UserInfo();
user1.FirstName = "Anne";
user1.LastName = "Dodsworth";
user1.Avatar = Properties.Resources.anne;
UserInfo user2 = new UserInfo();
user2.FirstName = "Andrew";
user2.LastName = "Fuller";
user2.Avatar = Properties.Resources.andrew1;

RadTaskCardElement card = new RadTaskCardElement();

RadTaskBoardColumnElement c1 = new RadTaskBoardColumnElement();
c1.Title = "Backlog";
c1.Subtitle = "Internal Issues";

RadTaskBoardColumnElement c2 = new RadTaskBoardColumnElement();
c2.Title = "In Development";
c2.Subtitle = "Prioritized Issues";
c2.IsCollapsed = true;
this.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c1);
this.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c2);

card.TitleText =   "ListView improvements"; 
card.DescriptionText =   "Research phase";
card.AccentSettings.Color = Color.Red;

card.Users.Add(user1);
card.Users.Add(user2);

TagInfo tagWF = new TagInfo();
tagWF.Text = "win-forms";
TagInfo tagWPF = new TagInfo();
tagWPF.Text = "wpf";
card.Tags.Add(tagWF);
card.Tags.Add(tagWPF);

card.SubTasks.Add(new SubTask(card));
card.SubTasks.Add(new SubTask(card));
card.SubTasks.Add(new SubTask(card));
SubTask x = new SubTask(card);
x.Completed = true;
card.SubTasks.Add(x);
c1.TaskCardCollection.Add(card);
VB.NET
Dim user1 As UserInfo = New UserInfo()
user1.FirstName = "Anne"
user1.LastName = "Dodsworth"
user1.Avatar = My.Resources.anne
Dim user2 As UserInfo = New UserInfo()
user2.FirstName = "Andrew"
user2.LastName = "Fuller"
user2.Avatar = My.Resources.andrew1
Dim card As RadTaskCardElement = New RadTaskCardElement()
Dim c1 As RadTaskBoardColumnElement = New RadTaskBoardColumnElement()
c1.Title = "Backlog"
c1.Subtitle = "Internal Issues"
Dim c2 As RadTaskBoardColumnElement = New RadTaskBoardColumnElement()
c2.Title = "In Development"
c2.Subtitle = "Prioritized Issues"
c2.IsCollapsed = True
Me.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c1)
Me.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c2)
card.TitleText = "ListView improvements"
card.DescriptionText = "Research phase"
card.AccentSettings.Color = Color.Red
card.Users.Add(user1)
card.Users.Add(user2)
Dim tagWF As TagInfo = New TagInfo()
tagWF.Text = "win-forms"
Dim tagWPF As TagInfo = New TagInfo()
tagWPF.Text = "wpf"
card.Tags.Add(tagWF)
card.Tags.Add(tagWPF)
card.SubTasks.Add(New SubTask(card))
card.SubTasks.Add(New SubTask(card))
card.SubTasks.Add(New SubTask(card))
Dim x As SubTask = New SubTask(card)
x.Completed = True
card.SubTasks.Add(x)
c1.TaskCardCollection.Add(card)

WinForms RadTaskBoard Getting Started

Getting Started with WinForms TaskBoard

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

Adding Assembly References Manually

Defining the RadTaskBoard

See Also

Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources