RichEditControl Properties

The editor that allows you to create, load, modify, print, save and convert rich text documents in different formats. Provides numerous features, such as importing and exporting options, multiple predefined document layouts, conversion between different measurement units, field support, etc.

Name	Description
AcceptsEscape	Gets or sets a value indicating whether pressing the ESC key is processed by the RichEditControl.
AcceptsReturn	Gets or sets a value indicating whether pressing the RETURN key is processed by the RichEditControl.
AcceptsTab	Gets or sets a value indicating whether pressing the TAB key types a TAB character instead of moving the focus to the next control in the tab order.
AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control.
ActiveView	Gets the View currently used by the RichEditControl to display the document.
ActiveViewType	Gets or sets the type of the RichEditControl’s View.
AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control allows drag-and-drop operations. This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Anchor	Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
Appearance	Provides access to the object containing appearance settings for the control.
AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoSize	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
AutoSizeMode	Gets or sets whether the RichEditControl resizes to accommodate the displayed text.
BackColor	This property is not in effect for the RichEditControl class.
BackgroundImage	This property is not in effect for the RichEditControl class.
BackgroundImageLayout	This property is not in effect for the RichEditControl class.
BindingContext	Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. Inherited from Control.
BorderStyle	Gets or sets the border style for the RichEdit control.
Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Bounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control.
CanEnableIme protected	Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from Control.
CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control.
CanRaiseEvents protected	Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control.
CanRedo	Indicates whether there are actions that occurred recently within the control that can be reapplied.
CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control.
CanUndo	Indicates whether the user can undo the previous operation.
Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control.
CausesValidation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. Inherited from Control.
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control.
ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientSize	Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control.
Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenuStrip	Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. Inherited from Control.
Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
CreateParams protected	Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. Inherited from Control.
Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. Inherited from Control.
DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultBackColor static	Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultCursor protected	Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultFont static	Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultForeColor static	Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultImeMode protected	Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMargin protected	Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMaximumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMinimumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultPadding protected	Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultViewType	Gets the default view type used by the RichEdit control.
DesignMode protected	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DeviceDpi	Gets the DPI value for the display device where the control is currently being displayed. Inherited from Control.
DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control. Inherited from Control.
Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
DocBytes	Gets or sets the document content as an array of bytes in Microsoft Word 97-2003 format (Doc) format.
Dock	Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
Document	Provides access to a Document interface specifying the control’s document.
DocumentLayout	Provides access to Layout API.
DoubleBuffered protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control.
DpiX	Gets the current dpi value for the X-coordinate.
DpiY	Gets the current dpi value for the Y-coordinate.
DragDropMode	Gets or sets the drag-and-drop mode which is active in the RichEditControl.
Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control.
EnableToolTips	Gets or sets whether to display tooltips for data fields in documents.
Events protected	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
Font	Gets or sets the font of the text that has no direct font formatting or style applied.
FontHeight protected	Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
ForeColor	Gets or sets the color of the text that has no direct font formatting or style applied.
Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control.
HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control.
Height	Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
HtmlText	Gets or sets the control’s content as HTML text.
ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control.
ImeModeBase protected	Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control.
InvokeRequired	Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. Inherited from Control.
IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control.
IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control.
IsFloatingObjectSelected	Indicates whether any floating object in the document is selected.
IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control.
IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
IsPrintingAvailable	Indicates whether the RichEditControl can be printed or exported.
IsSelectionInComment	Indicates whether the selection (CaretPosition) is located in a comment.
IsSelectionInFooter	Indicates whether the selection (CaretPosition) is located in the document footer.
IsSelectionInHeader	Indicates whether the selection (CaretPosition) is located in the document header.
IsSelectionInHeaderOrFooter	Indicates whether the selection (CaretPosition) is located in the main document or the header or footer.
IsSelectionInTextBox	Indicates whether the selection (CaretPosition) is located in a text box.
IsUpdateLocked	Returns a value indicating whether the RichEditControl is locked for update.
LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control.
LayoutUnit	Gets or sets a unit of measure used for a document model layout.
Left	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Location	Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. Inherited from Control.
LookAndFeel	Provides access to the settings that specify the RichEdit control’s look and feel.
Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control.
MaximumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MenuManager	Gets or sets the menu manager which controls the look and feel of context menus.
MhtText	Gets or sets the control’s content as MHT text.
MinimumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
Model	This member supports the internal infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Modified	Gets or sets a value that indicates that the RichEdit control contents was modified since it was last saved.
ModifierKeys static	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MouseButtons static	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MousePosition static	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control.
OpenDocumentBytes	Gets or sets the control’s content as an array of bytes in Open Office Text (.odt) format.
OpenXmlBytes	Gets or sets the control’s content as an array of bytes in Office Open XML (Docx) format.
Options	Provides access to the variety of options which can be specified for the RichEditControl.
Overtype	Specifies whether or not the overtype mode is enabled for the RichEdit control.
Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control.
ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
PropagatingImeMode protected static	Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control.
ReadOnly	Gets or sets whether document modifications are prohibited.
RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control.
Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
RenderRightToLeft protected	This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control.
ResizeRedraw protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control.
Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeft	This property is not in effect for the RichEditControl class.
RtfText	Gets or sets the formatted text content of the control.
ShowCaretInReadOnly	Gets or sets whether the caret is shown if a RichEditControl’s content is read-only.
ShowFocusCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowKeyboardCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
Site	Gets or sets the site of the control. Inherited from Control.
Size	Gets or sets the height and width of the control. Inherited from Control.
SpellChecker	Gets or sets the component used for spelling check by the RichEdit control.
TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Control.
TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control.
Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text	Gets or sets the control’s content as a plain text.
ToolTipController	Gets or sets the tooltip controller component that controls the appearance, position and the content of the hints displayed by the RichEditControl.
Top	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
TopLevelControl	Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. Inherited from Control.
Unit	Gets or sets a unit of measure used within the control.
UseDeferredDataBindingNotifications	Enables you to fire data binding events immediately for several text properties, resolving issues with multiple RichEdit controls bound to the same data source.
UseWaitCursor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
VerticalScrollPosition	Obsolete. Gets or sets the top visible position in the scrolled document.
VerticalScrollValue	Gets or sets the top visible position in the scrolled document.
Views	Contains settings of the Views that are used to display a document in the RichEdit Control.
Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control.
Width	Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowTarget	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
WordMLText	Gets or sets the control’s content as the text in WordProcessingML (Microsoft Office Word 2003 XML) format.