How to implement Microsoft OutlookBar type UI in WinForms GroupBar?

GroupBar and GroupView control

To clone the Microsoft OutlookBar, the GroupBar and GroupView controls need to be used together in a container (GroupBar) – client (GroupView) relation such that the resulting composite control provides the required UI. The following sequence illustrates the steps involved:

1. Using the steps outlined in knowledge base articles, How do I create and initialize a GroupBar control? and How do I create and initialize a GroupView control?, create the GroupBar and GroupView controls.
2. For each GroupView control in the GroupBar' set the following non-default property values:

C#

this.groupView1.BackColor = SystemColors.ControlDark;
this.groupView1.ForeColor = SystemColors.HighlightText;
this.groupView1.ItemXSpacing = 8;
this.groupView1.ItemYSpacing = 8;
this.groupView1.ClipSelectionBounds = true;
this.groupView1.HighlightImage = true;
this.groupView1.HighlightText = false;
this.groupView1.TextWrap = false;
// For Large Image View
this.groupView1.SmallImageView = false;
this.groupView.ImageSpacing = 8;
// For Small Image View
this.groupView.SmallImageView = true;
this.groupView.ImageSpacing = 3;

VB

Me.groupView1.BackColor = SystemColors.ControlDark
Me.groupView1.ForeColor = SystemColors.HighlightText
Me.groupView1.ItemXSpacing = 8
Me.groupView1.ItemYSpacing = 8
Me.groupView1.ClipSelectionBounds = True
Me.groupView1.HighlightImage = True
Me.groupView1.HighlightText = False
Me.groupView1.TextWrap = False
' For Large Image View
Me.groupView1.SmallImageView = False
Me.groupView.ImageSpacing = 8
' For Small Image View
Me.groupView.SmallImageView = True
Me.groupView.ImageSpacing = 3

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to implement Microsoft OutlookBar type UI in WinForms GroupBar.

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