How to: Enable Reordering of ToolStrip Items at Run Time in Windows Forms

Article
11/16/2012

You can enable the user to rearrange ToolStripItem controls on the ToolStrip.

To enable ToolStripItem rearrangement at run time

Set the AllowItemReorder property to true. By default, AllowItemReorder is false.

At run time, the user holds down the ALT key and the left mouse button to drag a ToolStripItem to a different location on the ToolStrip.
```
toolStrip1.AllowItemReorder = True
```
```
toolStrip1.AllowItemReorder = true;
```

See Also

Concepts

ToolStrip Control Architecture

ToolStrip Technology Summary

Reference

ToolStrip Control Overview (Windows Forms)

AllowItemReorder