Menu Contols like the Office 2007 Ribbon

Question

Is there a way to my WinApp written in C# using Visual Studio 2008 have menu controls which look like on these We can fund in Office 2007. Menu http://lh6.ggpht.com/_l7ldTfcnI34/S0wk1-eGSYI/AAAAAAAAEYU/IrTyYDV2Muo/s800/menus.jpg

Answer 1

Yes, you can get a free license to incorporate the Office 2007 user interface into your program.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa973809.aspx

Answer 2

You can't get a free control from microsoft, but there are a bunch of people who will sell you a version. DivElements.co.uk are one example (no affiliation).

Microsoft only have a version for C++ and for WPF, not for winforms.

Answer 3

Well, out of the box from VS.NET, the toolbar controls aren't anywhere near what you want in Office apps.

You can write your own custom ones or simply get 3rd party components.

E.g.:
http://www.devcomponents.com/dotnetbar/
http://www.componentone.com/SuperProducts/MenusandToolbarsWinForms/
etc etc

Answer 4

You can use the Telerik RadRibbonBar For WinForms by registering at this link below http://www.microsoft.com/express/registration/

this provides you with a free ribbon bar control which you can use with C# in your application and can even distribute the applications without any royalities to Telerik.

Otherwise like stated in other answers you would need to buy some commericial toolkit like DevExpress etc.

Answer 5

Here it comes to WPF http://fluent.codeplex.com/