# RulerBar.BorderStyle Property

> Gets or sets the border style of the ruler bar.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 11.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **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
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > RulerBar.BorderStyle Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/rulerbar/borderstyle-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/rulerbar/borderstyle-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/rulerbar/borderstyle-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets the border style of the ruler bar.

### Syntax

```csharp
public RulerBarBorderStyle BorderStyle { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property BorderStyle As RulerBarBorderStyle
```

### Members

| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ColorScheme | The ruler bar has a flat design without a border. The colors depend on the color scheme currently set through the system or on the colors set with the [DisplayColors](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/rulerbar/displaycolors-property/llms-full.txt) property. |
| Flat | The ruler bar has a flat design and no border. |
| FixedSingle | The ruler bar has has a flat design and a border with a single line. |
| Simple3D | The ruler bar has a 3D design and no border. |
| Fixed3D | The ruler bar has a 3D design and a border with a single line. |

### Examples

The following example uses `RulerBar.BorderStyle` to configure border style as part of the ruler bar workflow. The change is then applied to the active document or user interface.

```csharp
rulerBar.BorderStyle = RulerBarBorderStyle.Simple3D;
rulerBar.Update();
```

```vbnet
rulerBar.BorderStyle = RulerBarBorderStyle.Simple3D
rulerBar.Update()
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [RulerBar.Alignment Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/rulerbar/alignment-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [RulerBar.Colors Class](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/rulerbar-colors/llms-full.txt)