How do I set an image for ContextMenuStrip items?

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How do I set an image for ContextMenuStrip items? I'm using C#.

If it's WinForms: Open designer --> Righ-click on the item --> Set Image... — digEmAll, May 16 '11 at 15:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '11 at 15:28

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You're looking for the (drumroll...) Image property!

answered May 16 '11 at 15:28

SLaks

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Conrad Frix · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-16T15:42:00.743

You need to set the ToolStripItem.DisplayStyle Property to Image and then set the image property

Here's the sample from MSDN which

gets the image from a file
sets the style to Image and text
aligns the image to MiddleLeft
set the name of the itme
sets the text align to MiddleRight
sets the text
and adds an Click event handler

Sample

this.toolStripButton1.Image = Bitmap.FromFile("c:\\NewItem.bmp");
this.toolStripButton1.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.ImageAndText;
this.toolStripButton1.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
this.toolStripButton1.Name = "toolStripButton1";
this.toolStripButton1.Text = "&New";
this.toolStripButton1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
this.toolStripButton1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripButton1_Click);

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 03 '11 at 07:12

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Try this:

myContextMenuStrip.ShowImageMargin = true;

edited Nov 03 '11 at 07:12

Peter O.

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answered Nov 02 '11 at 20:30

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 16 '11 at 15:30

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Image Property DisplayStyle must set to ImageAndText Or Image

answered May 16 '11 at 15:30

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i don't want to have only images , i want both text items and left of them images ! if my friends explain with code i will be very thankfull . – salar_cpp_cs May 16 '11 at 15:37

How do I set an image for ContextMenuStrip items?

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