# TextControl.ImageAttributesDialog Method

> Invokes the built-in dialog box for setting attributes of images. This dialog box is only shown, if an image is currently selected. The ImageCollection.GetItem method can be used to test whether an image is selected or not.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 12.0
- **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 > TextControl.ImageAttributesDialog Method
- **676 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/imageattributesdialog-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/imageattributesdialog-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/imageattributesdialog-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Invokes the built-in dialog box for setting attributes of images. This dialog box is only shown, if an image is currently selected. The [ImageCollection.GetItem](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/imagecollection/getitem-method/llms-full.txt) method can be used to test whether an image is selected or not.

### Syntax

#### ImageAttributesDialog()

Opens the dialog box showing the last opened tab.

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

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

#### ImageAttributesDialog(int)

Opens the dialog box showing the specified tab.

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

```vbnet
Public Function ImageAttributesDialog(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 setting text wrapping and layout attributes, if this parameter is 1, the dialog box shows the tab for setting size and distances and if it is 2, the dialog shows the tab for setting an image's saving attributes. |

### 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 image attributes dialog for the text control.

```csharp
var result = textControl.ImageAttributesDialog(10);
Console.WriteLine($"Image Attributes Dialog result: {result}");
```

```vbnet
Dim result = textControl.ImageAttributesDialog(10)
Console.WriteLine($"Image Attributes Dialog result: {result}")
```

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