# TextField.FormattingBounds Property

> Gets the formatting rectangle of a text field. The formatting rectangle is the largest rectangle to which the area covered by the field can grow. The rectangle is given in twips with an origin at the upper left corner of the document.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 15.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl > TextField.FormattingBounds Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/formattingbounds-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/formattingbounds-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/formattingbounds-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the formatting rectangle of a text field. The formatting rectangle is the largest rectangle to which the area covered by the field can grow. The rectangle is given in twips with an origin at the upper left corner of the document.

### Syntax

```csharp
public Rectangle FormattingBounds { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property FormattingBounds As Rectangle
```

### Examples

The following example inserts a Word-compatible text field into a template by using `TextField.FormattingBounds`.

```csharp
TextField textField = new ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", new[] { "CustomerName" });
textControl.TextFields.Add(textField);

Console.WriteLine($"Formatting Bounds: {textField.FormattingBounds}");
Console.WriteLine("Text Field is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Dim textField As TextField = New ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", New String() { "CustomerName" })
textControl.TextFields.Add(textField)

Console.WriteLine($"Formatting Bounds: {textField.FormattingBounds}")
Console.WriteLine("Text Field is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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