DataObjects for .NET Express provides customized context menus, smart tags, and a designer that offers rich design-time support and simplifies working with the object model. The following sections describe how to use DataObjects for .NET Express' design-time environment to configure the DataObjects for .NET Express components.

Tasks Menus

A smart tag represents a short-cut tasks menu that provides the most commonly used properties in each component. You can invoke each component's tasks menu by clicking on the smart tag () in the upper-right corner of the component.

Properties Window

You can also easily configure DataObjects for .NET Express at design time using the Properties window in Visual Studio. You can access the Properties window by right-clicking the control and selecting Properties.