# Overview: What is Text Control? > Text Control products cover four key document processing scenarios: server-side document automation with TX Text Control .NET Server, mail merge reporting with WYSIWYG template design, cross-platform browser-based editing, and cloud document generation via the ReportingCloud Web API. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2018-07-26 - **Modified:** 2026-03-05 - **Description:** Text Control products cover four key document processing scenarios: server-side document automation with TX Text Control .NET Server, mail merge reporting with WYSIWYG template design, cross-platform browser-based editing, and cloud document generation via the ReportingCloud Web API. - **2 min read** (280 words) - **Tags:** - ASP.NET - ReportingCloud - Windows Forms - WPF - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/07/26/overview-what-is-text-control/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/07/26/overview-what-is-text-control/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2018/07/26/overview-what-is-text-control/llms-full.txt --- Text Control offers a broad variety of products and technologies helping developers to integrate word processing and reporting into applications. In any industry, documents must be created. Whether they are printed or created as digital Adobe PDF files - Documents should be created fast and pixel-perfect. The following diagram shows 4 typical scenarios where Text Control products are used: ![What is Text Control](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2018/07/26/a/assets/whatistx.webp "What is Text Control") 1. **Document Automation** Replacing MS Office Automation in applications is one of the most typical use cases for TX Text Control .NET Server. Using TX Text Control .NET Server, you can automate, edit and create documents using UI and non-UI components. 2. **Mail Merge** Text Control Reporting combines the power of a reporting tool and an easy-to-use WYSIWYG word processor - fully programmable and embeddable in your application. 3. **Document Editing** Give your users a WYSIWYG, MS Word compatible, cross-platform editor to create powerful reporting templates and documents anywhere - in any browser on any device. 4. **Cloud Web API** Use the Text Control ReportingCloud Web API to merge MS Word compatible templates with JSON data from all clients such as .NET, Javascript, PHP, Node.JS, jQuery, Python, Android, Java, iOS and many more. Text Control has a proven track record of supplying a wide range of different sectors including: - E-Commerce - Healthcare - Financial Services - Human Resources - Insurance - Inventory Management - Legal Services - Logistics - Banking - Procurement - Real Estate - Sales To learn more about our products, visit our [product pages](https://www.textcontrol.com/product/). Or test-drive our live demos: [See Demos ](https://www.textcontrol.com/demo/) --- ## 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 - [Creating Templates: Typical Invoice Elements](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/04/16/typical-invoice-elements/llms.txt) - [Different Ways to Create Documents using Text Control Products](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/10/17/ways-to-create-documents-using-text-control-products/llms.txt) - [Using Custom Document Properties to Store Additional Document Information](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/02/09/using-custom-document-properties-to-store-additional-document-information/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) - [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) - [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) - [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) - [Document Lifecycle Optimization: Leveraging TX Text Control's Internal Format](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/05/16/document-lifecycle-optimization-leveraging-tx-text-controls-internal-format/llms.txt) - [Expert Implementation Services for Legacy System Modernization](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/05/07/expert-implementation-services-for-legacy-system-modernization/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) - [Top 5 Real-World Applications for TX Text Control Document Processing Libraries](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/04/01/top-5-real-world-applications-for-tx-text-control-document-processing-libraries/llms.txt) - [DWX Developer Week Moves to Mannheim - And Text Control Is on Board!](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2025/03/19/dwx-developer-week-moves-to-mannheim-and-tx-text-control-is-on-board/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) - [Toggle Field Codes in TX Text Control](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/11/07/toggle-field-codes-in-tx-text-control/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Service Pack 4 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/09/02/tx-text-control-32-0-service-pack-4-released/llms.txt) - [Service Pack 3: MailMerge Supports SVG Images](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/29/service-pack-3-mailmerge-supports-svg-images/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Service Pack 3 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/29/tx-text-control-32-0-service-pack-3-released/llms.txt) - [Electronic Invoicing will Become Mandatory in Germany in 2025](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/10/electronic-invoicing-will-become-mandatory-in-germany-in-2025/llms.txt) - [Inserting MergeBlocks with the DataSourceManager and Applying Table Styles in C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/04/09/inserting-mergeblocks-with-the-datasourcemanager-and-applying-table-styles-in-csharp/llms.txt) - [The Power of SubTextParts: Typical Use Cases](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/02/09/the-power-of-subtextparts-typical-use-cases/llms.txt) - [Renaming Merge Blocks and Merge Fields Programmatically in C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/02/08/renaming-merge-blocks-and-merge-fields-programmatically-in-csharp/llms.txt)