The C1Menu control includes a smart tag in Visual Studio. A smart tag represents a shortcut tasks menu that provides the most commonly used properties in C1Menu.

To access the C1Menu Tasks menu, click on the smart tag in the upper-right corner of the C1Menu control. This will open the C1Menu Tasks menu.

The C1Menu Tasks menu operates as follows:

• Choose Data Source
  Clicking on the Choose Data Source item opens a drop-down list where you can choose an existing data source or select a new data source to bind to.
  
  
• Edit Menu
  Clicking on the Edit Menu item opens the C1Menu Designer Form where you can quickly configure C1Menu's elements without having to scroll through its Properties window. You can load and save the control's content and can add LinkItem, Header, Group, and Separator elements. For more information on the C1 Menu Designer Form, see C1Menu Designer Form.
  
  
• Edit Menu DataBindings
  Clicking on the Edit Databindings item opens the Bindings Collection Editor dialog box where you can add and remove bindings and edit properties.
• Theme
  Clicking the Theme drop-down arrow enables you to select from different built-in skins.
  
  
• Create new theme
  The Create new theme options opens the ThemeRoller for Visual Studio. This allows you to customize a theme without leaving your design environment. To find more information on using ThemeRoller in your application, see ThemeRoller for Visual Studio.
  
  
• Use Bootstrap
  Selecting Use Bootstrap applies Bootstrap theming to your control. To find more information on using Bootstrap theming in your application, see Bootstrap Theming.
  
  
• About
  Clicking the About item displays a dialog box, which is helpful in finding the version number of ASP.NET Web Forms Edition and online resources.
  
  
• Edit Templates
  Clicking on the Edit Templates item switches the C1Menu control to Template Editing Mode:

  

  In Template Editing Mode, the C1Menu Tasks menu appears with different options:

• Display
  Selecting the Display drop-down arrow will open a list of template areas that can be customized:

  

  Select a template from this list to open that template to be edited.

• End Template Editing
  Clicking the End Template Editing item will end Template Editing Mode and return you to the main C1Menu Tasks menu.