To use the SideCaption property at design time to display a side caption along the commands, complete the following steps:

1. Select a C1CommandMenu from the Properties drop-down list.
2. Locate and expand the C1CommandMenu.SideCaption node.
3. Select the BarGradientBegin property and select Dodger Blue from its Web tab.
4. Select the BarGradientEnd property and select PowderBlue from its Web tab.
5. Set Text property to Physics 101.
6. The side caption appears to the left side of the menu items. The graphic illustrates the appearance of the side caption:

   

   Note: The text displayed in the side caption represents the name of the class that participated in the field trips.