---
title: "How to: Add a Control to a ToolStripContentPanel"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "ToolStripContentPanel [Windows Forms], adding controls"
ms.assetid: fa410960-bf1a-42fc-80e8-f2e27fb3dbb8
---
# How to: Add a Control to a ToolStripContentPanel
You can programmatically add one or more controls to a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContentPanel>.  
  
## Example  
 The following code example demonstrates how to add a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox> to a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContentPanel>.  
  
 [!code-csharp[System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer#1](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Winforms/System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer/CS/Form1.cs#1)]
 [!code-vb[System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer#1](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Winforms/System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer/VB/Form1.vb#1)]  
  
## Compiling the Code  
 This code example requires:  
  
- References to the System, System.Data and System.Windows.Forms assemblies.  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContentPanel>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer>
- [ToolStripContainer Control](toolstripcontainer-control.md)
- [ToolStrip Control](toolstrip-control-windows-forms.md)