Working with Text

Text is a very important aspect of LOB applications. Text is often the primary way to convey information to the end user. Whether displaying data from news and social networking feeds or providing contextual help, a professional product should format and display the text in an appealing and easy-to-read format. Silverlight provides several controls to make this possible.

Rich Text

The RichTextBox control was introduced in Silverlight 4. It provides support for embedding rich content such as paragraphs, formatting, hyperlinks, and inline images in the visual layout. It is used when the basic TextBlock does not provide the flexibility required to organize the text as needed. The RichTextBox will also allow the user to edit and input formatted text.