# Paragraph.Start Property

> Gets the number (one-based) of the paragraph's first character.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 15.0
- **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 > Paragraph.Start Property
- **432 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/paragraph/start-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/paragraph/start-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/paragraph/start-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the number (one-based) of the paragraph's first character.

### Syntax

```csharp
public int Start { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property Start As Integer
```

### Examples

The following example examines the first paragraph in a short document by using `Paragraph.Start`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
Paragraph paragraph = textControl.Paragraphs[1];

textControl.InputPosition = new InputPosition(paragraph.Start);
Console.WriteLine("Paragraph is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
Dim paragraph As Paragraph = textControl.Paragraphs(1)

textControl.InputPosition = New InputPosition(paragraph.Start)
Console.WriteLine("Paragraph is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

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