# Visual Studio Designer Integration

> Use the Windows Forms designer with TextControl: smart tag wizards for ribbon, bars and sidebars, Properties window connections, events and licenses.licx.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Integration Guide > Visual Studio Designer Integration
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [What the Designer Writes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#what-the-designer-writes)
- [The Smart Tag of the TextControl](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#the-smart-tag-of-the-textcontrol)
- [The Smart Tags of the Ribbon and the Sidebar](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#the-smart-tags-of-the-ribbon-and-the-sidebar)
- [The Properties Window](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#the-properties-window)
- [Events in the Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#events-in-the-designer)
- [Licensing in the Designer](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#licensing-in-the-designer)
- [When the Designer Doesn't Cooperate](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#when-the-designer-doesn-t-cooperate)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/designer/#next-steps)

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Integration Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Creating and Configuring Controls in Code](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/integration/controls-in-code/llms.txt)