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title: "NumericUpDown Control"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
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  - "Windows Forms controls, NumericUpDown control"
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  - "spin button control"
  - "NumericUpDown control [Windows Forms]"
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# NumericUpDown Control (Windows Forms)
The Windows Forms `NumericUpDown` control looks like a combination of a text box and a pair of arrows that the user can click to adjust a value. The control displays and sets a single numeric value from a list of choices. The user can increase and decrease the number by clicking up and down buttons, by pressing the UP and DOWN ARROW keys, or by typing a number. Clicking the UP ARROW key moves the value toward its maximum; clicking the DOWN ARROW key moves the position toward the minimum. An example where this kind of control might be useful is for a volume control on a music player. Numeric up-down controls are used in some Windows control panel applications.  
  
## In This Section  
 [NumericUpDown Control Overview](numericupdown-control-overview-windows-forms.md)  
 Introduces the general concepts of the `NumericUpDown` control, which allows users to browse through and select from a list of numeric values.  
  
 [How to: Set and Return Numeric Values with the Windows Forms NumericUpDown Control](set-and-return-numeric-values-with-wf-numericupdown-control.md)  
 Describes how to test for the value of the control.  
  
 [How to: Set the Format for the Windows Forms NumericUpDown Control](how-to-set-the-format-for-the-windows-forms-numericupdown-control.md)  
 Describes how to configure how values are displayed in the control.  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown>  
 Provides reference information on the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown> class and its members.  
  
## Related Sections  
 [Controls to Use on Windows Forms](controls-to-use-on-windows-forms.md)  
 Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.  
  
 [DomainUpDown Control](domainupdown-control-windows-forms.md)  
 Introduces a control similar to <xref:System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown>, except that the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.DomainUpDown> control displays string instead of numeric values.