---
title: "ToolStripProgressBar Control Overview"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
f1_keywords: 
  - "ToolStripProgressBar"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "toolbars [Windows Forms], progress bars"
  - "progress controls [Windows Forms]"
  - "ToolStripProgressBar control [Windows Forms], about ToolStripProgressBar control"
ms.assetid: ec3ab522-5fe4-4b4d-a551-bc19e84f4774
---
# ToolStripProgressBar Control Overview
The <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar> combines the rafting and rendering functionality of all <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> controls with its typical process-tracking functionality. A <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar> is most usually hosted by <xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip>, and less frequently by a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip>.  
  
 Although <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar> replaces and adds functionality to the control in previous versions, <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar> is retained for both backward compatibility and future use if desired.  
  
### Important ToolStripProgressBar Members  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar.MarqueeAnimationSpeed%2A>|Gets or sets a value representing the delay between each <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBarStyle.Marquee> display update, in milliseconds.|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar.Maximum%2A>|Gets or sets the upper bound of the range that is defined for this <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar>.|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar.Minimum%2A>|Gets or sets the lower bound of the range that is defined for this <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar>.|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar.Style%2A>|Gets or sets the style that the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar> uses to display the progress of an operation.|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar.Value%2A>|Gets or sets the current value of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar>.|  
|<xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar.PerformStep%2A>|Advances the current position of the progress bar by the amount of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar.Step%2A> property.|  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar>
