# WinForms ProgressBar Overview

**RadProgressBar** is designed to display progress information to the user during a long-running operation. It uses Telerik Presentation Framework for [theming](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/customizing-appearance/themes) which alllows several advantages over the standard Windows Forms ProgressBar control. It supports displaying text and images within the body of the progress bar, dashed and cross-hatched indicator styles as well as two values on a single progress bar. The second value being indicated by a change in shade in the unfilled portion of the progress bar.

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![WinForms RadProgressBar Overview](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/3db519f76e34d1f04465081e489948d3/track-and-status-controls-progressbar-overview001.gif)

Dashed and cross-hatched indicator styles

![WinForms RadProgressBar Dashed](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/3e6e6b3931ddd65b137c5413c1d4b219/track-and-status-controls-progressbar-overview002.png)

> tip In the related [Getting Started](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/getting-started) article you can find how to use the control with a sample scenario.

> Download and check out the online demo at [demos.telerik.com](https://telerik-winforms-demos.s3.amazonaws.com/TelerikWinFormsExamplesLauncher.exe)

## Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinForms ProgressBar Homepage](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/progressbar.aspx)
* [Get Started with the Telerik UI for WinForms ProgressBar](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/getting-started)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms API Reference](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/getting-started/first-steps)
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* [Telerik UI for WinForms Forum](https://www.telerik.com/forums/winforms)
* [Telerik UI for WinForms Knowledge Base](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/knowledge-base)

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## See Also

* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/getting-started)
* [Structure](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/control-element-structure)
* [Properties, Methods and Events](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/properties-methods-events)
* [Accessing and Customizing Elements](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/track-and-status-controls/progressbar/customizing-appearance/accessing-and-customizing-elements)