# Test Drive TX Text Control 18.0: CTP Demo Released > The TX Text Control 18.0 Community Technology Preview is a Windows Forms ClickOnce application based on TX Text Control Words. Key features include improved PDF import with complex page support, z-order for images and text frames, mail merge with data preview, and 2D/3D charting. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2012-06-07 - **Modified:** 2026-07-17 - **Description:** The TX Text Control 18.0 Community Technology Preview is a Windows Forms ClickOnce application based on TX Text Control Words. Key features include improved PDF import with complex page support, z-order for images and text frames, mail merge with data preview, and 2D/3D charting. - **3 min read** (524 words) - **Tags:** - Corporate - Release - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/06/07/test-drive-tx-text-control-180-ctp-demo-released/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/06/07/test-drive-tx-text-control-180-ctp-demo-released/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/06/07/test-drive-tx-text-control-180-ctp-demo-released/llms-full.txt --- Right on time for TechEd North America next week, we have released the long awaited TX Text Control 18.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) demo application. [![Test drive TX Text Control 18.0: CTP demo released](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/06/07/a/assets/tx18_ctp_testdrive.webp "Test drive TX Text Control 18.0: CTP demo released")](http://labs.textcontrol.com/ctp18/setup.exe)This Windows Forms ClickOnce application shows the new and improved features of TX Text Control 18.0. It is based on the new **TX Text Control Words** demo that will be shipped with TX Text Control 18.0 including full sources. [LAUNCH DEMO](http://labs.textcontrol.com/ctp18/setup.exe) *A 64bit version of Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 Release Preview is required to view this demo. If you are facing any issues, please visit and start it from there.* Highlighted Features of TX Text Control 18.0 -------------------------------------------- Aside from a new style of TX Text Control Words, this demo covers many new features that will be supported in version 18.0. - **Stunning Adobe PDF import improvements** Thanks to powerful new features in the TX Text Control core, the PDF import filter now converts even complex pages into editable documents that can be easily modified and converted. ![TX Text Control PDF import](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/06/07/a/assets/tx_pdf_import_2_tx.webp "TX Text Control PDF import") - **Z-order for images, text frames and other objects** All of these objects can be either in front or behind the text and the z-order among these objects can be changed. Objects can overlap each other and this order will be maintained after saving and loading the document. ![TX Text Control z-order](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/06/07/a/assets/tx18_zorder.webp "TX Text Control z-order") - **Mail merge capabilities with preview** We joined our main sample application TX Text Control Words and the TX Template Designer to one designer with a nice and easy-to-use Ribbon interface. This new designer has all the features of TX Text Control plus the charting and mail merge functionality and a complete new style and icon design. It shows how to create powerful templates easily with a powerful database connection dialog and a preview functionality. ![TX Text Control mail merge](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/06/07/a/assets/tx18_mailmerge.webp "TX Text Control mail merge") - **Powerful 2D and 3D charting support** TX Text Control for Windows Forms now supports the insertion of chart controls of the type System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting.Chart. ![TX Text Control charting support](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2012/06/07/a/assets/tx18_charting.webp "TX Text Control charting support") The above mentioned features are just some of the new capabilities. Feel free to test this demo and to send us your feedback. We created a new forum for the CTP demo application at: [TX Text Control 18.0 CTP Forum](http://forums.textcontrol.com/forumdisplay.php?38-TX-Text-Control-18-0-CTP-Forum)You are welcome to post your feedback, bug reports, requests or simply comments on this preview. Test drive TX Text Control 18.0! [LAUNCH DEMO](http://labs.textcontrol.com/ctp18/setup.exe) --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [Announcing the Relaunch of our Website](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/09/22/website-relaunch/llms.txt) - [Text Control Announces New Cloud Product: ReportingCloud](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2016/05/25/text-control-announces-new-cloud-product-reportingcloud/llms.txt) - [The New Text Control: New Company Logo Revealed](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2014/04/15/the-new-text-control-new-company-logo-revealed/llms.txt) - [Technology Roadmap 2013: Touch Capabilities, Barcodes and Reporting](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/11/29/technology-roadmap-2013-touch-capabilities-barcodes-and-reporting/llms.txt) - [Announcing Barcode Controls for Windows Forms, WPF and ASP.NET](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2012/09/26/announcing-barcode-controls-for-windows-forms-wpf-and-aspnet/llms.txt) - [New Web Site for TX Text Control](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2010/01/14/new-web-site-for-tx-text-control/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 15.0 is Coming in Quarter 2 of 2009](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/12/01/tx-text-control-150-is-coming-in-quarter-2-of-2009/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP4 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/05/20/tx-text-control-34-0-sp4-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [TX Spell .NET 11.0 SP1 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/04/08/tx-spell-net-11-0-sp1-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Announcing TX Text Control DS Server 5.0](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/03/12/announcing-tx-text-control-ds-server-5-0/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP2 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/02/18/tx-text-control-34-0-sp2-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 34.0 SP1 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/12/03/tx-text-control-34-0-sp1-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Introducing TX Text Control 34.0: Your Next Leap in Document Processing](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/11/10/introducing-tx-text-control-34-0-your-next-leap-in-document-processing/llms.txt) - [PDF/UA vs. PDF/A-3a: Which Format Should You Use for Your Business Application?](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/24/pdf-ua-vs-pdf-a-3a-which-format-should-you-use-for-your-business-application/llms.txt) - [Validating PDF/UA Documents in .NET C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/21/validating-pdf-ua-documents-in-dotnet-csharp/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek: TX Text Control 34.0 Coming November 2025](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/10/02/sneak-peek-tx-text-control-34-0-coming-november-2025/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 33.0 SP3 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/08/14/tx-text-control-33-0-sp3-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [High-Performance Text Replacement in Large DOCX Files using C# .NET](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/30/high-performance-text-replacement-in-large-docx-files-using-csharp-dotnet/llms.txt) - [Document Viewer 33.2.1 Released: New Event and Bug Fixes](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/30/document-viewer-33-2-1-released-new-event-and-bug-fixes/llms.txt) - [Upcoming Support for PDF/UA Compliance and Tagged PDF Generation in Version 34.0](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/07/24/upcoming-support-for-pdf-ua-compliance-and-tagged-pdf-generation-in-version-34-0/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 33.0 SP2 is Now Available: What's New in the Latest Version](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/06/18/tx-text-control-33-0-sp2-is-now-available/llms.txt) - [Service Pack Releases: What's New in TX Text Control 33.0 SP1 and 32.0 SP5](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/05/07/service-pack-releases-whats-new-in-tx-text-control-33-0-sp1-and-32-0-sp5/llms.txt) - [Introducing DS Server 4.0: Linux-Ready and Container-Friendly](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/04/30/introducing-ds-server-4-linux-ready-and-container-friendly/llms.txt) - [The Wait is Over: TX Text Control for Linux is Officially Here](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/03/12/the-wait-is-over-tx-text-control-for-linux-is-officially-here/llms.txt) - [Full .NET 9 Support in Text Control .NET Components for ASP.NET Core, Windows Forms, and WPF](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/11/11/full-net-9-support-in-text-control-net-components-for-asp-net-core-windows-forms-and-wpf/llms.txt)