# Create Your First WPF Application

> Create a WPF Application in Visual Studio, add TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK and add a TextControl with ButtonBar, RulerBar and StatusBar in a DockPanel.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Getting Started > Document Editor > Create Your First WPF Application
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Prerequisites](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#prerequisites)
- [Create the Project](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#create-the-project)
- [Install the NuGet Package](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#install-the-nuget-package)
- [Prepare the Window](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#prepare-the-window)
- [Add the Editor and Its Bars](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#add-the-editor-and-its-bars)
- [Place the Vertical Ruler](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#place-the-vertical-ruler)
- [Connect the Bars to the Editor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#connect-the-bars-to-the-editor)
- [Load a Document When the Editor Is Ready](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#load-a-document-when-the-editor-is-ready)
- [Run the Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#run-the-application)
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#troubleshooting)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/first-application/#next-steps)

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- **Next:** [Create a .NET Framework Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/dotnet-framework/llms.txt)