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+title: Hide different elements in RadSpreadsheet for WinForms
+description: Learn how to hide different elements in RadSpreadsheet.
+type: how-to
+page_title: How to Hide Different Elements in RadSpreadsheet Control
+meta_title: How to Hide Different Elements in RadSpreadsheet Control
+slug: spreadsheet-hide-different-elements
+tags: spreadsheet, winforms, radspreadsheet, customization, readonly, zoom, trackbar, plus sign,FormulaBar,ContextMenu 
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1695769
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+|Product Version|Product|Author|
+|----|----|----|
+|2025.3.812|RadSpreadsheet for WinForms|[Dinko Krastev](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/author/dinko-krastev)|
+
+## Description
+
+In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how you can hide different parts of the RadSpreadsheet control.
+
+## Solution
+
+#### **Hide Formula Bar**
+
+````C#
+
+this.radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.FormulaBarHeight = 0;
+this.radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.FormulaBar.Visibility = Telerik.WinControls.ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
+
+````
+
+#### **Hide the zoom track bar and the scale button at the bottom**
+
+````C#
+
+(this.radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.StatusBar.Children[1]).Visibility = Telerik.WinControls.ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
+(this.radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.StatusBar.Children[2] as RadTrackBarElement).Visibility = Telerik.WinControls.ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
+
+````
+
+#### **Suppress Context Menu**
+
+Subscribe to the `ContextMenuShowing` event and set the `Menu` property to `null`:
+   
+````C#
+
+radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.ContextMenuShowing += SpreadsheetElement_ContextMenuShowing;
+
+private void SpreadsheetElement_ContextMenuShowing(object sender, SpreadsheetContextMenuOpeningEventArgs e)
+{
+   e.Menu = null;       
+}
+
+````
+
+#### **Disable Selection Rectangle**
+
+The control does not provide a way to fully disable the selection. A possible solution here will be to disable the presenter in the editor:
+   
+   
+````C#
+   
+protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
+{
+   base.OnLoad(e);
+   if (this.radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.ActiveWorksheetEditor.ActivePresenter is NormalWorksheetEditorPresenter worksheetEditorPresenter)
+   {
+	   worksheetEditorPresenter.Enabled = false;
+   }
+}
+
+````
+
+#### **Suppress Protected Worksheet Message**
+   
+In general, the messages shown in the control will trigger the **MessageShowing** event. In thе event handler, you can check the NotificationType and handle the event.
+   
+````C#
+
+private void SpreadsheetElement_MessageShowing(object sender, Telerik.WinForms.Controls.Spreadsheet.MessageShowingEventArgs e)
+{
+   if (e.NotificationType == Telerik.WinForms.Controls.Spreadsheet.Dialogs.MessageBoxNotificationType.ProtectedWorksheetError)
+   {
+	   e.IsHandled = true;
+   }            
+}
+
+````
+
+#### **Hide + Sign for Adding Worksheets**
+  
+````C#
+
+protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
+{
+   base.OnLoad(e);
+   this.radSpreadsheet1.SpreadsheetElement.SheetSelector.Children[4].Children[1].Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
+}
+
+````
+## See Also
+
+* [RadSpreadsheet Overview](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/spreadsheet/overview)