# Design Time

To start using **RadWebCam** just drag it from the toolbox and drop it on the form.

## Smart Tag

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

> caption Figure 1: RadWebCam's Smart Tag

![WinForms RadWebCam's Smart Tag](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/assets/4bfb6c6308faa91fd4d6390e3d261f06/webcam-design-times001.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.

* RadWebCam Specific Actions

  * **Auto Start**: Gets or sets whether the control will start the first webcam it finds upon starting the application.
  * **Preview Snapshots**: Gets or sets whether the control will go into preview mode when a snapshot is taken.
  * **Control Panel Height**: Gets or sets the height of the panel with the camera controls.
  * **Video Recording Path**: Gets or sets the location where video files are stored when capturing.
  * **Video Recording Time Format**: Gets or sets the format of the elapsed time displayed during recording.

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

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

## See Also

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