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you cann't do that with the standard controls, you will have to look for a control on internet that do that (they are some paid, and some free, I cann't recall any good rigth now)...
The Windows API routines for working with menus have this ability.
Using APIs is complicated, so see if you can find some samples.
(API stands for Application Programming Interface. API routines are core routines that come with Windows, and which all programs are free to use. There are thousands of these routines, which can be used for a huge number of tasks. Working with the graphical interface is just one of those categories.)