--- title: Group RadioButton Controls to Function as a Set description: Learn how to how to group Windows Forms RadioButton controls to function independently of other sets. ms.date: "03/30/2017" helpviewer_keywords: - "radio buttons [Windows Forms], grouping" - "controls [Windows Forms], grouping" - "Windows Forms controls, grouping" - "RadioButton control [Windows Forms], grouping" ms.assetid: 58f8fe34-50b7-49d8-a2be-c271be3c6b32 --- # How to: Group Windows Forms RadioButton Controls to Function as a Set Windows Forms controls are designed to give users a choice among two or more settings, of which only one can be assigned to a procedure or object. For example, a group of controls may display a choice of package carriers for an order, but only one of the carriers will be used. Therefore only one at a time can be selected, even if it is a part of a functional group. You group radio buttons by drawing them inside a container such as a control, a control, or a form. All radio buttons that are added directly to a form become one group. To add separate groups, you must place them inside panels or group boxes. For more information about panels or group boxes, see [Panel Control Overview](panel-control-overview-windows-forms.md) or [GroupBox Control Overview](groupbox-control-overview-windows-forms.md). ### To group RadioButton controls as a set to function independently of other sets 1. Drag a or control from the **Windows Forms** tab on the **Toolbox** onto the form. 2. Draw controls on the or control. ## See also - - [RadioButton Control Overview](radiobutton-control-overview-windows-forms.md) - [Panel Control Overview](panel-control-overview-windows-forms.md) - [GroupBox Control Overview](groupbox-control-overview-windows-forms.md) - [CheckBox Control Overview](checkbox-control-overview-windows-forms.md) - [RadioButton Control](radiobutton-control-windows-forms.md)