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title: Exploring the Controls
page_title: Exploring the Controls and their Features
description: Learn how to take advantage of the demos, documentation, and Visual Studio's IntelliSense when you work with the Telerik controls for ASP.NET AJAX in Web Forms.
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# Exploring the Controls and their Features
This article describes how to use the learning resources that will help you find information about the Telerik controls, their functionalities, and features.
## Demos
To see a Telerik control in action and get an overview of its most popular features, go to the [Live Demos](https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax).
You can download an MSI installer with these demos from your [Telerik account](https://www.telerik.com/account/product-download?product=RCAJAX) and then explore them in the comfort of your IDE. The `Telerik_UI_for_ASP.NET_AJAX_<version>_Demos_Dev.msi` and `Telerik_UI_for_ASP.NET_AJAX_<version>_Demos_Trial.msi` files contain a Visual Studio solution with all demos.
## Documentation
For each control, the documentation provides a [dedicated main section]({%slug breadcrumb/overview%}) with various sub-sections:
* [Functionality]({%slug breadcrumb/functionality/items%})&mdash;Contains articles that explain how to use some of the main features and functionalities of the controls.
* [Server-side Programming]({%slug breadcrumb/server-side-programming/overview%})&mdash;Contains detailed information about the properties and events in the control's server-side API. This is the first place to look at when you need to implement additional server-side logic in the control.
* [Client-side Programming]({%slug breadcrumb/client-side-programming/overview%})&mdash;Contains information about the properties and events in the control's client-side API. This is the first place to look at when you need to implement additional client-side logic in the control.
* [How to]({%slug breadcrumb/how-to/how-to-integrate-radbreadcrumb-with-fontawesome-icons%})&mdash;Contains how-to instructions for custom scenarios.
You will also find rich [client-side](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/aspnet-ajax/api/client/Telerik.Web.UI.GridColumn) and [server-side](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/aspnet-ajax/api/server/Telerik.Web.UI/GridAnimationSettings) API references.
>caption Figure 1: Documentation structure for a typical control
![Documentation structure for a typical control](images/typical-control-docs.png "Documentation structure for a typical control")
## Properties and Tags
Visual Studio's IntelliSense allows you to explore the available properties, events, and inner tags of any control.
>caption Figure 2: Exploring IntelliSense in the markup
![Explore IntelliSense in the markup](images/markup-intellisense.png "Explore IntelliSense in the markup")
>caption Figure 3: Explore IntelliSense in the code-behind
![Explore IntelliSense in the code-behind](images/code-behind-intellisense.png "Explore IntelliSense in the code-behind")
## Smart Tags and Wizards at Design-Time
Most tasks and configuration options are available in the control's Smart Tag in Design Mode. You will also find design-time wizards and links that can be useful if you are getting started with a feature or even if you are an advanced user who wants to save time with setting up collections, data sources, or properties.
>caption Figure 4: Smart Tag features
![Smart Tag features](images/smart-tag-features.png "Smart Tag features")
## Next Steps
Now that you know how to learn more about the controls and their features, you can start customizing their behavior and appearance:
* [Customize control behavior]({%slug getting-started/customize-control-behavior%})
* [Change control appearance]({%slug getting-started/change-control-appearance%})
## See Also
* [First Steps]({%slug getting-started/first-steps%})
* [Progress Virtual Classroom](https://learn.telerik.com/)