Thread: Resizing a RichTextbox

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    Resizing a RichTextbox

    Hi

    I have placed a richtextbox on a form and I would like its size to be the size of the form, so I set the dock property to fill. My problem is that when I added a menubar and a toolbar at the top of the form, the first few lines of the rtb are now hidden. On the other hand if I set the dock property to none, when I resize the form, the rtb size remains fixed.

    Is there a way to make the rtb start exactly under the toolbar but when I resize the form it will be resized accordingly?

    Thank you in advance.

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    Yes there is a way. In visual studio, go to the "View" menu, then "Other windows", then "Document Outline". From there find the RichTextBox and MenuStrip controls on the Document Outline tree, and drag/drop so that they switch places.

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    You can use the Anchor property of the RichTextBox instead of the Dock property. Set the Anchor property so all 4 directions are anchored, then position your RichTextBox in your form so it fills the form like you want. Now when you resize the form, the RichTextBox will move with the borders.
    If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

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    Thank you very much for your tips, they worked perfectly.

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