# Getting Started

> Start with TXTextControl in Visual Basic 6: a first word processor tutorial, the TXWords, mail merge and database samples, and ASP samples for VBScript.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > Getting Started
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Where to Start](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/#where-to-start)
- [Find the Right Page](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/#find-the-right-page)
- [Visual Basic Tutorials](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/#visual-basic-tutorials)
- [ASP Samples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/#asp-samples)
- [Pages in This Section](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/#pages-in-this-section)

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## In This Section

- [Creating a Simple Word Processor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/first-application/llms.txt): Build a Visual Basic 6 word processor: place TXTextControl, button bar, rulers and status bar on a form, connect them and add Format, Edit and File menus.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Specifying a Serial Number in C++](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/installation/licensing/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Creating a Simple Word Processor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/getting-started/first-application/llms.txt)