Getting Started with WinForms TaskBoard
This tutorial will help you to quickly get started using the control.
Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet
To use RadTaskBoard when working with NuGet packages, install the Telerik.UI.for.WinForms.AllControls package. The package target framework version may vary.
Read more about NuGet installation in the Install using NuGet Packages article.
With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WinForms has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it here.
Adding Assembly References Manually
When dragging and dropping a control from the Visual Studio (VS) Toolbox onto the Form Designer, VS automatically adds the necessary assemblies. However, if you're adding the control programmatically, you'll need to manually reference the following assemblies:
- Telerik.Licensing.Runtime
- Telerik.WinControls
- Telerik.WinControls.UI
- TelerikCommon
The Telerik UI for WinForms assemblies can be install by using one of the available installation approaches.
Defining the RadTaskBoard
To get started, just drag a RadTaskBoad from the toolbox and drop it onto the form. Then, define the columns you need in the control and the task cards contained in each column:
UserInfo user1 = new UserInfo();
user1.FirstName = "Anne";
user1.LastName = "Dodsworth";
user1.Avatar = Properties.Resources.anne;
UserInfo user2 = new UserInfo();
user2.FirstName = "Andrew";
user2.LastName = "Fuller";
user2.Avatar = Properties.Resources.andrew1;
RadTaskCardElement card = new RadTaskCardElement();
RadTaskBoardColumnElement c1 = new RadTaskBoardColumnElement();
c1.Title = "Backlog";
c1.Subtitle = "Internal Issues";
RadTaskBoardColumnElement c2 = new RadTaskBoardColumnElement();
c2.Title = "In Development";
c2.Subtitle = "Prioritized Issues";
c2.IsCollapsed = true;
this.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c1);
this.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c2);
card.TitleText = "ListView improvements";
card.DescriptionText = "Research phase";
card.AccentSettings.Color = Color.Red;
card.Users.Add(user1);
card.Users.Add(user2);
TagInfo tagWF = new TagInfo();
tagWF.Text = "win-forms";
TagInfo tagWPF = new TagInfo();
tagWPF.Text = "wpf";
card.Tags.Add(tagWF);
card.Tags.Add(tagWPF);
card.SubTasks.Add(new SubTask(card));
card.SubTasks.Add(new SubTask(card));
card.SubTasks.Add(new SubTask(card));
SubTask x = new SubTask(card);
x.Completed = true;
card.SubTasks.Add(x);
c1.TaskCardCollection.Add(card);
Dim user1 As UserInfo = New UserInfo()
user1.FirstName = "Anne"
user1.LastName = "Dodsworth"
user1.Avatar = My.Resources.anne
Dim user2 As UserInfo = New UserInfo()
user2.FirstName = "Andrew"
user2.LastName = "Fuller"
user2.Avatar = My.Resources.andrew1
Dim card As RadTaskCardElement = New RadTaskCardElement()
Dim c1 As RadTaskBoardColumnElement = New RadTaskBoardColumnElement()
c1.Title = "Backlog"
c1.Subtitle = "Internal Issues"
Dim c2 As RadTaskBoardColumnElement = New RadTaskBoardColumnElement()
c2.Title = "In Development"
c2.Subtitle = "Prioritized Issues"
c2.IsCollapsed = True
Me.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c1)
Me.radTaskBoard1.Columns.Add(c2)
card.TitleText = "ListView improvements"
card.DescriptionText = "Research phase"
card.AccentSettings.Color = Color.Red
card.Users.Add(user1)
card.Users.Add(user2)
Dim tagWF As TagInfo = New TagInfo()
tagWF.Text = "win-forms"
Dim tagWPF As TagInfo = New TagInfo()
tagWPF.Text = "wpf"
card.Tags.Add(tagWF)
card.Tags.Add(tagWPF)
card.SubTasks.Add(New SubTask(card))
card.SubTasks.Add(New SubTask(card))
card.SubTasks.Add(New SubTask(card))
Dim x As SubTask = New SubTask(card)
x.Completed = True
card.SubTasks.Add(x)
c1.TaskCardCollection.Add(card)
See Also
Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources
- Telerik UI for WinForms TaskBoard Component
- Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinForms Components
- Telerik UI for WinForms Setup
- Telerik UI for WinForms Application Modernization
- Telerik UI for WinForms Visual Studio Templates
- Deploy Telerik UI for WinForms Applications
- Telerik UI for WinForms Virtual Classroom(Training Courses for Registered Users)
- Telerik UI for WinForms License Agreement)