---
title: "How to: Join ToolStripPanels"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "toolbars [Windows Forms], joining together"
  - "ToolStripPanel control [Windows Forms], joining together"
ms.assetid: 4eadda6d-e3b8-4151-aaf2-a8d564fbe6b3
---
# How to: Join ToolStripPanels
You can join <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> controls to a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripPanel> at run time, which provides the flexibility of multiple-document interface (MDI) applications.  
  
## Example  
 The following code example demonstrates how to join <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> controls to a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripPanel>.  
  
 [!code-csharp[System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#11](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Winforms/System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc/CS/Program.cs#11)]
 [!code-vb[System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#11](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Winforms/System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc/VB/Program.vb#11)]  
  
## Compiling the Code  
 This example requires:  
  
- References to the System.Design, System.Drawing, and System.Windows.Forms assemblies.  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripPanel>
- [How to: Use ToolStripPanels for MDI](how-to-use-toolstrippanels-for-mdi.md)