# Adding Text to a Splitter Panel

## Content

In this topic, you will learn how to add text to a [C1SplitContainer](/componentone/docs/win/online-splitcontainer/) control in design view and in code.

### In Design View:

To add text to a panel, add a **RichTextBox** control to panel1, add text to the **RichTextBox** control and then set the **Dock** property to Fill.

1. Add the C1SplitContainer to the form.
2. Click on the C1SplitContainer’s smart tag to open its tasks menu.
3. Select **Add Panel** once to add another panel to the **C1SplitContainer** control.
4. Click inside **Panel 1** and open its tasks menu. The **C1SplitterPanel Tasks** menu appears.
5. Select a **RichTextBox** control from the Visual Studio Toolbox and drag it into the **Panel 1**.
6. Set the **RichTextBox1.Text** property to "A lighthouse is a building to help aid pilots in navigation while at sea or on inland waterways."
7. Set the **RichTextBox1.Dock** property to Fill.
8. Set the **RichTextBox1.ForeColor** property to "DarkBlue".

### In Code View:

Complete the following steps:

1. Add the **C1.Win.C1SplitContainer.dll** reference to your project.
2. Declare the following **C1.Win.C1SplitContainer** namespace at the top of your code page:
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    ```vbnet
    Imports C1.Win.C1SplitContainer
    ```

    ```csharp
    using C1.Win.C1SplitContainer;
    ```
3. Add the following code in the **Form\_Load** event:
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    ```vbnet
    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
       Dim richtextbox1 As New RichTextBox()
       richtextbox1.Text = "A lighthouse is a building to help aid pilots in navigation while at sea or on inland waterways."
       richtextbox1.ForeColor = Color.DarkBlue
       richtextbox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
       'create new splitcontainer
       Dim split As New C1SplitContainer()
        'create a new panel for the split container
       Dim panel1 As New C1SplitterPanel()
       Dim panel2 As New C1SplitterPanel()
        'add panel1 to the splitcontainer
       split.Panels.Add(panel1)
       split.Panels.Add(panel2)
        panel1.Text = "Panel 1"
       panel2.Text = "Panel 2"
        'add the splitcontainer
       Controls.Add(split)
        'add the button control to panel1
       panel1.Controls.Add(richtextbox1)
    End Sub}
    ```

    ```csharp
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
       RichTextBox richtextbox1 = new RichTextBox();
       richtextbox1.Text = "A lighthouse is a building to help aid pilots in navigation while at sea or on inland waterways.";
                richtextbox1.ForeColor = Color.DarkBlue;
                richtextbox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
       //create new splitcontainer
       C1SplitContainer split = new C1SplitContainer();
        //create a new panel for the split container
       C1SplitterPanel panel1 = new C1SplitterPanel();
       C1SplitterPanel panel2 = new C1SplitterPanel();
        //add panel1 to the splitcontainer
       split.Panels.Add(panel1);
       split.Panels.Add(panel2);
        panel1.Text = "Panel 1";
       panel2.Text = "Panel 2";
       //add the splitcontainer
       Controls.Add(split);
        //add the button control to panel1
       panel1.Controls.Add(richtextbox1);
    }End Sub}
    ```

* Run the program.
    ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/91a148ff-850c-4b63-a7b5-d269cf16bcf7/imagesext/image9_0.png)**This Topic Illustrates the Following**:

The following graphic depicts a C1SplitContainer control with a **RichTextBox** control docked within **Panel 1**.

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![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/91a148ff-850c-4b63-a7b5-d269cf16bcf7/imagesext/image9_2.png)

## See Also

[Adding Multiple Panels to the C1SplitContainer](/componentone/docs/win/online-splitcontainer/splitcontainerforwin3/addingmultiplepanels)