# StatusBar.ColumnText Property

> Gets or sets the text in the 'Column' area of the status bar.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **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 > StatusBar.ColumnText Property
- **266 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/statusbar/columntext-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/statusbar/columntext-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/statusbar/columntext-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets the text in the 'Column' area of the status bar.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string ColumnText { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property ColumnText As String
```

### Examples

The following example uses `StatusBar.ColumnText` to configure column text as part of the status bar workflow. The change is then applied to the active document or user interface.

```csharp
statusBar.ColumnText = "Quarterly results";
statusBar.Update();
```

```vbnet
statusBar.ColumnText = "Quarterly results"
statusBar.Update()
```

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