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title: Label Controls and Provide Shortcuts
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "controls [Windows Forms], access keys"
  - "shortcuts [Windows Forms], controls"
  - "keyboard shortcuts [Windows Forms], controls"
  - "Windows Forms controls, labels"
ms.assetid: 6eaf868c-819f-4131-8f59-048e20c286f7
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# Label individual Windows Forms controls and provide shortcuts

Controls added to Windows Forms have properties and methods that are used to further specialize the user experience. Customizing your user interface to suit the needs of the user is extremely important for well-designed Windows applications.

## In this section

[How to: Set the Text Displayed by a Windows Forms Control](how-to-set-the-text-displayed-by-a-windows-forms-control.md)\
Describes how to assign a text label to a control.

[How to: Set the Image Displayed by a Windows Forms Control](how-to-set-the-image-displayed-by-a-windows-forms-control.md)\
Explains how to configure a control to display images.

[How to: Create Access Keys for Windows Forms Controls](how-to-create-access-keys-for-windows-forms-controls.md)\
Gives information about creating predefined keyboard shortcuts.

[Providing Accessibility Information for Controls on a Windows Form](providing-accessibility-information-for-controls-on-a-windows-form.md)\
Gives information about enabling your controls to work with accessibility aids.

## Related sections

[Windows Forms Controls](index.md)\
Links to other basic things you can do with controls.
