# Text Frames and Shapes

> Let users draw text frames and shapes in a Windows Forms TextControl, or insert them in C# with TextFrameCollection, TXDrawingControl, Shape and DrawingFrame.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Document Editor > Text Frames and Shapes
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [How Text Frames Work](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#how-text-frames-work)
- [Insert Text Frames and Shapes in the Ribbon](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#insert-text-frames-and-shapes-in-the-ribbon)
- [Insert a Text Frame From Code](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#insert-a-text-frame-from-code)
- [Work With the Selected or Activated Frame](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#work-with-the-selected-or-activated-frame)
- [Insert a Shape From Code](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#insert-a-shape-from-code)
- [Find and Remove Frames](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#find-and-remove-frames)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/document-editor/text-frames-shapes/#next-steps)

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