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ATEXT WINDOWS PASSWORD

If doing so makes the control too wide, separate it into two controls. Make the size of single-line text boxes slightly wider than the longest anticipated input.

If the text boxes are related in nature, group those together. Use several single-line text boxes to capture many small pieces of text information. If replacing is the most common use case for a given text input box, you can select all the text in the field whenever the control receives focus, and typing replaces the selection. The default behavior is appropriate for editing the value rather than replacing it the insertion point is placed between words and nothing is selected.

Consider how you want a text input box to behave when it contains a value and the user taps it.

You can also bind the enabled state of a text input box to a control such as a checkbox.

If you need to reduce clutter in a view, consider making a set of text input boxes appear only when a controlling checkbox is checked.

But you can make a text input box read-only so that its content can be read, selected, and copied, but not edited.

Generally, a text input box is used for editable text.

When users need to enter or edit a long string, set the text input box to multi-line ( TextWrap = "Wrap").

A text input box is typically single-line ( TextWrap = "NoWrap").

Word length varies between languages, so take localization into account if you want your app to be world-ready.

Give the text box an appropriate width for the range of values that can be entered.

Placeholder text is displayed inside the text input box and disappears once a value has been entered. A label is visible whether or not the text input box has a value.

Use a label or placeholder text if the purpose of the text box isn't clear.

Use a RichEditBox to display and edit rich text files.įor more info about choosing the right text control, see the Text controls article. Use an AutoSuggestBox control to let the user enter search terms or to show the user a list of suggestions to choose from as they type.

ATEXT WINDOWS PASSWORD

A password box looks like a text input box, except that it renders bullets in place of the text that has been entered. Use a PasswordBox control to collect a password or other private data, such as a Social Security number. If the text is never editable, consider using a TextBlock instead. You can make a TextBox read-only, but this should be a temporary, conditional state. You can use the Text property to get and set the text in a TextBox. Use a TextBox control to let a user enter and edit unformatted text, such as in a form. It also has spell checking capabilities built in and enabled by default. The "clear all" button lets a user quickly delete all text that has been entered. It comes with a familiar, built-in context menu with support for copying and pasting text. TextBox has a number of features that can simplify text entry. The text displays on the screen in a simple, uniform, plaintext format. It's typically used to capture a single line of text, but can be configured to capture multiple lines of text. The TextBox control lets a user type text into an app.