# RibbonFormattingTab Class

> The RibbonFormattingTab class represents a ribbon tab for setting font and paragraph attributes, formatting styles and for handling the clipboard. To show the formatting attributes of a document the TextControl must be connected with the Ribbon that hosts the RibbonFormattingTab.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Class
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.dll` from the setup
- **Inherits:** `System.Windows.Forms.TabPage` › `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonTab`
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon > RibbonFormattingTab Class
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/llms-full.txt

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### Description

The RibbonFormattingTab class represents a ribbon tab for setting font and paragraph attributes, formatting styles and for handling the clipboard. To show the formatting attributes of a document the [TextControl](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/llms-full.txt) must be [connected](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/ribbon-property/llms-full.txt) with the [Ribbon](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbon/llms-full.txt) that hosts the RibbonFormattingTab.

### Syntax

```csharp
public class RibbonFormattingTab : RibbonTab
```

```vbnet
Public Class RibbonFormattingTab
    Inherits RibbonTab
```

### Examples

The following example creates a Ribbon Formatting Tab instance and configures its key tip setting for a document workflow.

```csharp
using TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonFormattingTab ribbonFormattingTab = new();
ribbonFormattingTab.KeyTip = "Quarterly report";
```

```vbnet
Dim ribbonFormattingTab As New TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonFormattingTab()
ribbonFormattingTab.KeyTip = "Quarterly report"
```

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## In This Section

- [RibbonFormattingTab Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/constructor/llms-full.txt): Initializes a new instance of the RibbonFormattingTab class.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.FindHorizontalSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/findhorizontalsidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the horizontal sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_Find button and its horizontal sidebar drop down button. The default value is null.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.FindItem Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/finditem-method/llms-full.txt): Finds a control that has the provided RibbonFormattingTab.RibbonItem identifier.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.FindSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/findsidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the vertical sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_Find button and its vertical sidebar drop down button. The default value is null.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.GotoHorizontalSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/gotohorizontalsidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the horizontal sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_Goto button. The default value is null.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.GotoSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/gotosidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the vertical sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_Goto button and its vertical sidebar drop down button. The default value is null.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.ReplaceHorizontalSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/replacehorizontalsidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the horizontal sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_Replace button. The default value is null.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.ReplaceSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/replacesidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the vertical sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_Replace button and its vertical sidebar drop down button. The default value is null.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.RibbonDropDownItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/ribbondropdownitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt): Each RibbonDropDownItem represents a drop-down item in the RibbonFormattingTab. The corresponding string of a RibbonDropDownItem is the same as the item's Name property. The RibbonDropDownItem enumeration can be used with the ResourceProvider class that provides static methods to receive bitmaps or strings which are associated with the corresponding ribbon drop-down item.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.RibbonItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/ribbonitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt): Each RibbonItem represents an item in the RibbonFormattingTab that is not a drop-down item. The corresponding string of a RibbonItem is the same as the item's Name property. The RibbonItem enumeration can be used with the FindItem method to get an item and manipulate it or with the ResourceProvider class that provides static methods to receive bitmaps or strings which are associated with the corresponding ribbon item.
- [RibbonFormattingTab.StylesSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/stylessidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the sidebar that is connected to the RibbonFormattingTab's TXITEM_StylesGroup's dialog box launcher. The default value is null.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [RibbonForm.SetQuickAccessToolbarStandardItems Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonform/setquickaccesstoolbarstandarditems-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [RibbonFormattingTab Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonformattingtab/constructor/llms-full.txt)