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title: "RichTextBox"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
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  - "AutoGeneratedOrientationPage"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "controls [WPF], RichTextBox"
  - "RichTextBox control [WPF]"
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---
# RichTextBox
The <xref:System.Windows.Controls.RichTextBox> element defines an editing control with built-in support for features such as cut and paste, rich document presentation, and content selection.  
  
## In This Section  
 [RichTextBox Overview](richtextbox-overview.md)  
 [How-to Topics](richtextbox-how-to-topics.md)  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Controls.TextBox>
- [Documents in WPF](../advanced/documents-in-wpf.md)
- [Flow Document Overview](../advanced/flow-document-overview.md)