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How to: Format Text in CheckEdit Using HTML Tags

The following example shows how to format the BaseCheckEdit.Text using HTML tags. HTML formatting is enabled via the RepositoryItem.AllowHtmlDraw property. The image below shows the result:

checkEdit_HTML_formatting

checkEdit1.Text = "<size=14>Size = 14 <br/> <b>Bold</b> <i>Italic</i> 
<u>Underline</u> <br/><size=11>Size = 11<br/> <color=255, 0, 0>Sample Text";

checkEdit1.Properties.AllowHtmlDraw = DefaultBoolean.True;
checkEdit1.Properties.Appearance.TextOptions.WordWrap = DevExpress.Utils.WordWrap.Wrap;
checkEdit1.Properties.Appearance.Options.UseTextOptions = true;