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title: "New RadialMenu control for Windows Form"
published_at: "2014-07-22T03:50:00+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-03-18T11:54:50+00:00"
url: "https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/new-radialmenu-control-for-windows-form"
excerpt: "The RadialMenu control, a menu that can be configured with familiar items for quick access, is being introduced in Windows Forms platform with the Essential Studio® Volume 2, 2014 release. What Is a Radial Menu? A hierarchical menu in a..."
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# New RadialMenu control for Windows Form

[Syncfusion Guest Blogger](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/author/syncfusion-guest-blogger)

![Image](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/radialmenu_78eb2307.png)


The RadialMenu control, a menu that can be configured with familiar items for quick access, is being introduced in Windows Forms platform with the Essential Studio® Volume 2, 2014 release.

## What Is a Radial Menu?

A hierarchical menu in a circular layout typically used as a context menu, which can display more menu items in the same space.

![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-502.png)

Fig 1: Radial Menu

## Features:

· **Configurable Menu Items**

Menu items can itself be used as a menu and can be used as Checkbox/Radiobutton.

![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-503.png)

Fig 2: Radial Menu Items in Checked state.

· **Radial Menu Slider**

This can be used to select a numerical value. Typically Font size can be customized by using this. There are two types of Styles available in Radial Menu Slider.

**Slider Styles:**

· Default – Radial Menu Slider will be displayed in default slider UI by default.

![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-504.png)

Fig 3: Radial Menu Slider with Default style

· Frame – Radial Menu Slider will be displayed in advanced frame style.

![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-505.png)

Fig 4: Radial Menu Slider with Frame style

· **Radial Font List Box**

This can be used to select the Font. Generally fonts can be updated using this.

![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-506.png)

Fig 5: Radial Font List Box

· **Radial Color Palette**

This can be used to choose a color. There are two levels of color collection available and it will also support custom colors.

![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-507.png) ![Image](https://blog.syncfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image-508.png)

Fig 6: Radial Color Palette