Getting Started with WinForms FontDropDownList

This article shows how you can start using RadFontDropDownList.

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use RadFontDropDownList 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 RadFontDropDownList

The following tutorial demonstrates how to add a RadFontDropDownList and how to retrieve the selected font.

Add a RadFontDropDownList and a RadLabel to a form.
Set some text to the RadLabel via the Properties section in Visual Studio.
Set the DropDownStyle property for the RadFontPopupEditorElement via the Element hierrachy editor:
Subscribe to the SelectedFontChanged event and use the following code snippet:

private void radFontDropDownList1_SelectedFontChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    FontFamily ff = new FontFamily(this.radFontDropDownList1.SelectedFont);
    if (ff.IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle.Regular))
    {
        Font font = new Font(ff.Name, 10, FontStyle.Regular);
        this.radLabel1.Font = font;
    }
    else
    {
        foreach (FontStyle style in Enum.GetValues(typeof(FontStyle)))
        {
            if (ff.IsStyleAvailable(style))
            {
                Font font = new Font(ff.Name, 10, style);
                this.radLabel1.Font = font;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
}

Private Sub radFontDropDownList1_SelectedFontChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim ff As FontFamily = New FontFamily(Me.RadFontDropDownList1.SelectedFont)
    If ff.IsStyleAvailable(FontStyle.Regular) Then
        Dim font As Font = New Font(ff.Name, 10, FontStyle.Regular)
        Me.radLabel1.Font = font
    Else
        For Each style As FontStyle In [Enum].GetValues(GetType(FontStyle))
            If ff.IsStyleAvailable(style) Then
                Dim font As Font = New Font(ff.Name, 10, style)
                Me.radLabel1.Font = font
                Exit For
            End If
        Next
    End If
End Sub

WinForms RadFontDropDownList SelectedFont

This is it! Now, the change in the selection of the RadFontDropDownList instance will be reflected on RadLabel's font.

Getting Started with WinForms FontDropDownList

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

Adding Assembly References Manually

Defining the RadFontDropDownList

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