# Selection.SendBackward Method

> Decreases the selected shapes' levels by one. The method has no effect if the CanSendBackward property returns false.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Drawing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDrawing.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl.Drawing > Selection.SendBackward Method
- **289 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendbackward-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendbackward-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendbackward-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Decreases the [selected shapes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/shapes-property/llms-full.txt)' levels by one. The method has no effect if the [CanSendBackward](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendbackward-property/llms-full.txt) property returns false.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void SendBackward();
```

```vbnet
Public Sub SendBackward()
```

### Examples

The following example uses Send Backward in a focused Selection workflow. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
selection.SendBackward();
Console.WriteLine("Selection is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
selection.SendBackward()
Console.WriteLine("Selection is ready for use.")
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Selection.IsCommonValueSelected Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/iscommonvalueselected-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [Selection.SendToBack Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendtoback-method/llms-full.txt)