Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022
• TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms

Step 1: Create a New Project

• Open Visual Studio 2022.
• Click on "Create a new project".
• From the options, select C# under Languages, Windows under Platform, and Desktop under Project Type.
• Scroll to find the Windows Forms App template.
• Select it and click Next.

Step 2: Name Your Project and Choose the Framework

• Enter a project name and click Next.
• Select your Framework version as .NET 6 (Long-term support) and click Create.

Step 3: Install the Required NuGet Package

• Right-click the project in Solution Explorer.
• Select Manage NuGet Packages from the context menu.
• Choose Text Control Offline Packages as the package source, then click Browse.
• Find TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK and click Install.

Step 4: Add the Text Control to Your Form

• In Solution Explorer, open Form1.
• In the Toolbox, find the TX Text Control 32.0 tab.



• Select the TextControl icon and draw it onto the Windows form.

Step 5: Customize the Text Control

• Click the Smart Tag in the upper right corner of TextControl.
• In the Wizards group, click on:
• Add a Button Bar
• Add a Status Bar
• Add a Ruler
• Add a Vertical Ruler
• Finally, click Arrange Controls Automatically.



The controls will now be connected and docked to fill the container.

Step 6: Build and Compile

• Click the Start button to build and compile the project.
• The application will start and the Text Control will be displayed on the form.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to create a new Windows Forms application in Visual Studio 2022 and how to add a Text Control to the form. You also learned how to customize the Text Control by adding a Button Bar, Status Bar, Ruler, and Vertical Ruler. Finally, you built and compiled the project to see the Text Control in action.