---
title: "How to: Position a ToolStripItem on a ToolStrip"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "ToolStrip control [Windows Forms], aligning items"
  - "toolbars [Windows Forms], positioning items"
ms.assetid: 11fd7c5b-ee5c-4993-9a11-89127ff0aa7a
---
# How to: Position a ToolStripItem on a ToolStrip
You can move or add a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem> to the left or right side of a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip>.  
  
### To move or add a ToolStripItem to the left side of a ToolStrip  
  
1. Set the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment> property of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem> to <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment.Left>.  
  
### To move or add a ToolStripItem to the right side of a ToolStrip  
  
1. Set the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment> property of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem> to <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment.Right>.  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment.Left>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemAlignment.Right>
- [ToolStrip Control Overview](toolstrip-control-overview-windows-forms.md)