# TextControl.FontDialog Method

> Invokes the built-in dialog box for setting fonts and character attributes.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **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 > TextControl.FontDialog Method
- **597 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/fontdialog-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/fontdialog-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/fontdialog-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Invokes the built-in dialog box for setting fonts and character attributes.

### Syntax

#### FontDialog()

Opens the dialog box showing the last opened tab.

```csharp
public System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult FontDialog();
```

```vbnet
Public Function FontDialog() As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult
```

#### FontDialog(int)

Opens the dialog box showing the specified tab.

```csharp
public System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult FontDialog(int activeTab);
```

```vbnet
Public Function FontDialog(activeTab As Integer) As System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| activeTab | Specifies the index of the tab, zero-based, that is displayed when the tabbed dialog box is opened. If this parameter is 0, the dialog box shows the tab for selecting a font and its attributes, and if this parameter is 1, the dialog box shows the tab for setting the baseline position and further text effects. |

### Return Value

If the dialog has been left with the Cancel button the return value is DialogResult.Cancel. Otherwise, it is DialogResult.OK.

### Examples

The following example opens the font dialog for the text control.

```csharp
var result = textControl.FontDialog(10);
Console.WriteLine($"Font Dialog result: {result}");
```

```vbnet
Dim result = textControl.FontDialog(10)
Console.WriteLine($"Font Dialog result: {result}")
```

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