Can I add an alerts indicator in menu strip specifically in c# windows form?

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I was wondering whether I can add an alerts indicator in my menu strip in windows form. For example, like on Facebook, they have an alerts feature for notifications

If I can do it in any way, I hope anyone can provide me with a guide on how should I put it in my menustrip, Thanks.

It is quite unlikely that a user expects a menustrip to show an alert. You are not constrained by what a browser can do, consider NotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip() — Hans Passant, Oct 09 '18 at 17:08
Yeah, Windows Forms apps generally use status bars and notify icons (possibly with "balloon tips". You might want to draw some alert somewhere on your Windows, but there's no control that will help you (that I know of). — Flydog57, Oct 09 '18 at 19:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 09 '18 at 19:22

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One option would be to use the StatusBar control in Winforms rather than a menustrip.

StatusBar Control Overview (Windows Forms)

Add a badge to a WinForms control

edited Oct 09 '18 at 19:22

Jimi

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answered Oct 09 '18 at 16:57

Andrew Greatorex

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Sorry I was going to add this article as well https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29756038/add-a-badge-to-a-c-sharp-winforms-control – Andrew Greatorex Oct 09 '18 at 17:16
thank you for this andrew, it helped me in understanding this kind of feature in windows form – Jonathan Sumilang Oct 10 '18 at 14:46

Can I add an alerts indicator in menu strip specifically in c# windows form?

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