# Create Your First Windows Forms Application

> Create a .NET Windows Forms app, install TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK, and build a word processor with a ribbon, rulers and a status bar.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Getting Started > Document Editor > Create Your First Windows Forms Application
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Prerequisites](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#prerequisites)
- [Create the Project](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#create-the-project)
- [Install the NuGet Package](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#install-the-nuget-package)
- [Add the Editor to the Form](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#add-the-editor-to-the-form)
- [Add the Ribbon Tabs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#add-the-ribbon-tabs)
- [Run the Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#run-the-application)
- [Load a Document When the Form Opens](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#load-a-document-when-the-form-opens)
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#troubleshooting)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#next-steps)

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- **Next:** [Create a .NET Framework Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/getting-started/document-editor/dotnet-framework/llms.txt)