label backcolor = menustrip1 backcolor

I am trying to make the backcolor of a label I have to place on my menustrip be the same color as as the menustrip
I tired:

Me.list1lbl.BackColor = Me.MenuStrip1.BackColor, but the color is still grey

Anyone have any ideas how to do this, i want to make the label blend with the strip so you just see the font

does it have to be a label?
you could just use a menuitem with no dropdownitems.

alternatively:

try this

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Originally Posted by .paul.

does it have to be a label?
you could just use a menuitem with no dropdownitems.

alternatively:

try this

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Thought of that, but the labels need to be positioned over comboboxs, dont know how i would do that with menu strip

Why exactly would you place a Label over a ComboBox? If we know what you're actually trying to achieve then we can provide the best advice. You should always strive to provide a context for your question because we know nothing about your app going in.

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Originally Posted by jmcilhinney

Why exactly would you place a Label over a ComboBox? If we know what you're actually trying to achieve then we can provide the best advice. You should always strive to provide a context for your question because we know nothing about your app going in.

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Well its not"over" better choice of words would have been above.
the reason is i have 3 comboboxes and want to label what each one does
i.e
List1
List2
List3

I am running tight on my space on my form and trying to prevent it being so big that you have to scroll

So, you mean that you want:

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Label
ComboBox

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rather than:

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Label ComboBox

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Is that correct?

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Originally Posted by jmcilhinney

So, you mean that you want:

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Label
ComboBox

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rather than:

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Label ComboBox

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Is that correct?

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Exactly, and the label ends up on my menustrip

billboy.

Add a panel to your form, and set its Dock property to top. Then right click on the panel and select "SendToBack" this will put the panel at the top of the form, above your menustrip. Then you can add labels to this panel, and position them however you want. This will give you more freedom over the layout of things, since trying to use just a menustrip, or labels on top of it, or toolstrip, will limit your options.

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Originally Posted by kleinma

billboy.

Add a panel to your form, and set its Dock property to top. Then right click on the panel and select "SendToBack" this will put the panel at the top of the form, above your menustrip. Then you can add labels to this panel, and position them however you want. This will give you more freedom over the layout of things, since trying to use just a menustrip, or labels on top of it, or toolstrip, will limit your options.

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Thanks thats soemthing i didnt know i could do, but i dont want the labels higher then the menu strip

I thought you said you want labels above the comboboxes that are in the menustrip?

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Originally Posted by kleinma

I thought you said you want labels above the comboboxes that are in the menustrip?

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No my combobox's are on my form at very top I want the label , combo1 combo2 etc.. right above them so they have to go in menu strip

like this? or different?

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Originally Posted by kleinma

like this? or different?

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thats it

That is using my suggestion above to put a panel on the form and make it dock to the top above the menustrip.

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Originally Posted by kleinma

That is using my suggestion above to put a panel on the form and make it dock to the top above the menustrip.

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Oh ok, I misunderstood you I thought the panel was going to go up higher on the part that says "Form"
I'll try that as soon as i get my picture behavior resolved :wave: