---
title: "How to: Move a ToolStrip Out of a ToolStripContainer onto a Form"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "ToolStrip control [Windows Forms], parenting to forms"
  - "Windows Forms, parenting ToolStrip controls"
ms.assetid: a1c94a7f-6fc5-4e4c-84cf-ff11dc573d33
---
# How to: Move a ToolStrip Out of a ToolStripContainer onto a Form
Use the following procedure to move a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> out of a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer> onto a form.

## To move a ToolStrip out of a ToolStripContainer onto a form

1. Select the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip>.

2. Cut the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> by pressing CTRL+X, or right-click the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> and choose **Cut** from the context menu.

3. Select the form.

4. Paste the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> by pressing CTRL+V, or choose **Paste** from the **Edit** menu.

5. Set the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Dock%2A> property of the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip> to **Top**.

## See also

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