# InputPosition.InactiveMarker Property

> Shows or hides a marker which indicates the current text input position when the TextControl is inactive and the blinking caret is not visible. If the property value is true, the marker is shown.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 22.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > InputPosition.InactiveMarker Property
- **379 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/inputposition/inactivemarker-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/inputposition/inactivemarker-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/inputposition/inactivemarker-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Shows or hides a marker which indicates the current text input position when the TextControl is inactive and the blinking caret is not visible. If the property value is true, the marker is shown.

### Syntax

```csharp
public bool InactiveMarker { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property InactiveMarker As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example examines or changes the insertion point in a short document by using `InputPosition.InactiveMarker`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Project summary";
InputPosition inputPosition = textControl.InputPosition;

inputPosition.InactiveMarker = true;
inputPosition.ScrollTo();
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Project summary"
Dim inputPosition As InputPosition = textControl.InputPosition

inputPosition.InactiveMarker = True
inputPosition.ScrollTo()
```

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## Nearby

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