# Getting Started: Document Editor with ASP.NET Web Forms (.NET Framework)

> This article shows how to use the TX Text Control ASP.NET document editor within a Web Forms application in Visual Studio 2022.

- **Author:** Bjoern Meyer
- **Published:** 2022-09-01
- **Modified:** 2025-11-16
- **Description:** This article shows how to use the TX Text Control ASP.NET document editor within a Web Forms application in Visual Studio 2022.
- **2 min read** (253 words)
- **Tags:**
  - ASP.NET
  - ASP.NET Web Forms
  - Getting Started
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### Creating the Application

Make sure that you downloaded the latest version of Visual Studio 2022.

1. In Visual Studio 2022, create a new project by choosing *Create a new project*.
2. Select *ASP.NET Web Application (.NET Framework)* as the project template and confirm with *Next*.
3. Choose a name for your project, select *.NET Framework 4.8* as the *Framework* and confirm with *Create*.
4. In the next dialog, choose *Web Forms* as the project template and confirm with *Create*.
    
    ![Creating the .NET 6 project](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2022/09/01/g/assets/visualstudio1.webp "Creating the .NET 6 project")

#### Adding TX Text Control References

5. While the project is selected in the *Solution Explorer*, choose *Project -> Add Project Reference...* to open the *Reference Manager*. In the opened dialog, select *Browse...* to select the required TX Text Control assemblies. Navigate to the installation folder of TX Text Control and select the following assembly from the *Assembly* folder:
    
    
    - TXTextControl.Web.dll
    
    After selecting this assembly, click *Add* and close the *Reference Manager* by confirming with *OK*.

#### Adding the Control to the View

6. Find the *Default.aspx* file in the project's root folder. Except the first code line, remove the complete code and replace it with the following code:
    
    ```
    <%@ Register Assembly="TXTextControl.Web" Namespace="TXTextControl.Web" TagPrefix="cc1" %>
    
    <asp:Content ID="BodyContent" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" runat="server">
    <cc1:TextControl ID="TextControl1" runat="server" />
    
    <input type="button" onclick="insertTable()" value="Insert Table" />
    
    <script>
    function insertTable() {
    TXTextControl.tables.add(5, 5, 10, function(e) {
    if (e === true) { // if added
    TXTextControl.tables.getItem(function(table) {
    table.cells.forEach(function(cell) {
    
    cell.setText("Cell text");
    
    });
    }, null, 10);
    }
    })
    }
    </script>
    
    </asp:Content>
    ```
7. Find the *Web.config* file in the project's root folder and add the following entry after the opening *configuration* element:
    
    ```
    <system.webServer>
    <handlers>
    <add name="TXWebSocketHandler" verb="*" path="TXWebSocketHandler.ashx" type="TXTextControl.Web.WebSocketHandler, TXTextControl.Web, Version=32.0.1200.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6B83FE9A75CFB638" />
    <add name="TXPrintHandler" verb="*" path="TXPrintHandler.ashx" type="TXTextControl.Web.TXPrintHandler, TXTextControl.Web, Version=32.0.1200.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6B83FE9A75CFB638" />
    </handlers>
    </system.webServer>
    ```

Compile and start the application.

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