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Asked: 2026-05-26T04:31:04+00:00

I create a simple form with a MenuStrip. The MenuStrip’s LayoutStyle is set to

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I create a simple form with a MenuStrip. The MenuStrip’s LayoutStyle is set to HorizontalStackWithOverflow (the default).

According to the MSDN reference on MenuStrip, its LayoutStyle property is inherited from ToolStrip. One of the possible values for the LayoutStyle is HorizontalStackWithOverflow which is also the default setting. This setting should provide items with its Overflow property set to AsNeeded are moved to an overflow button.

When I run the application and resize the form so the menu won’t fit completely, this doesn’t happen. I’ve set my ToolStripMenuItems Overflow property to AsNeeded, but when I resize the form, the menu items on the right just disappear.

Is the documentation wrong and can you only get an overflowbutton on a ToolStrip and not on a MenuStrip? Or is there something else I have to do in order to get things working? Or am I just misreading the documentation?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I just had the same problem, and found a way to get it working.

    On the MenuStrip you need to set:

    myMenuStrip.CanOverflow = True

    The default is false.

    Then for each MenuItem you need to set: 

    myToolStripMenuItem.Overflow = ToolStripItemOverflow.AsNeeded

    or

    myToolStripMenuItem.Overflow = ToolStripItemOverflow.Always

    The default is ToolStripItemOverflow.Never

    References:

    MenuStrip.CanOverflow

    ToolStripMenuItem.Overflow

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