# Selection.SendToBack Method

> Displays the selected shape as the lowest shape of all shapes. The method has no effect if the CanSendToBack 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.SendToBack Method
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendtoback-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendtoback-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendtoback-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Displays the [selected shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/shapes-property/llms-full.txt) as the lowest [shape](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/llms-full.txt) of all [shapes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcontrol/shapes-property/llms-full.txt). The method has no effect if the [CanSendToBack](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/cansendtoback-property/llms-full.txt) property returns false.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void SendToBack();
```

```vbnet
Public Sub SendToBack()
```

### Examples

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

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

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

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Selection.SendBackward Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/sendbackward-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [Selection.Shapes Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/shapes-property/llms-full.txt)