Menu Strip Control

Question

When you create a menu strip control and select an option, the margin on the left side of the drop down is automatically the color blue. Is there anyway to change that color? I know you can change the color of the menu strip and the items in the menu, but how do you change the color of that left margin?

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Hi that color of left margin is dependent on the Theme of your Operating System You can change this color by going to Desktop > Right Click >> Properties >> Appearance >>Advance and Set Color there....it does not have seperate property in Visual Studio :) hope it solves your doubt :)

paul daniel · Answer

You can use the MouseEnter and Leave events to change the fore and back colors like this: private void toolStripMenuItem_E­ nter( object sender EventArgs e ) { ToolStripMenuItem blah = (ToolStripMenuItem)­ sender; blah.BackColor = System.Drawing.Syst­ emColors.MenuText; blah.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Syst­ emColors.Menu; } private void toolStripMenuItem_L­ eave( object sender EventArgs e ) { ToolStripMenuItem blah = (ToolStripMenuItem)­ sender; blah.BackColor = System.Drawing.Syst­ emColors.Menu; blah.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Syst­ emColors.MenuText; }