Rich Text Editor Examples

• Nov 03, 2025
• 4 minutes to read

This section contains a list of examples, grouped by features, contained in this help.

File Operations

• How to: Create a New Document with the RichEdit Control
• How to: Load a Document into the RichEditControl
• How to: Save a Document in the RichEdit Control
• How To: Export Document to PDF format
• How To: Export Document to HTML format

Text Operations

• How to: Select Text Programmatically
• How to: Insert Text at the Cursor Position
• How to: Append Text to the Paragraph
• How to: Obtain the Document Position under the Mouse Pointer
• How To: Obtain a Specific Document Part
• How to: Convert a Static URI to a Hyperlink
• How to: Mark Text as Hidden and Display Hidden Text in the RichEditControl
• How to: Access RichEditControl for an Active Grid Cell with RepositoryItemRichTextEdit
• How to: Document Layout API - Practical Usage
• How to: Perform Drag-and-Drop from a List Box
• How to: Perform Drag-and-Drop data from GridView Cell
• How to: Handle the CalculateDocumentVariable Event to Insert Formatted Content

Formatting

• How to: Load and Use Custom Fonts
• How to: Specify Default Document Formatting
• How to: Change Formatting of Selected Text
• How to: Change Formatting of the Current Paragraph
• How to: Embed Fonts Used in a Document

Styles

• How To: Create New Character Style
• How To: Create New Paragraph Style
• How To: Create New Linked Style

Page Layout

• How to: Configure the Page Layout Programmatically
• How to: Create a Three-Column Layout with Uniform Columns
• How to: Insert Page Numbers in Header or Footer
• How To: Add Line Numbering
• How to: Set Background Color for the Line Number Column
• How to: Count the Lines in the Document
• How to: Determine the Document Element under the Mouse Pointer
• How to: Adjust the Left Padding of a Document
• How to: Use DocumentIterator to Export a Document in a Custom Format
• How to: Use the Layout API to Access Document Pages and Execute Operations with Them

Automation

• How to: Create a Table of Contents in Code
• How to: Handle the HyperlinkClick Event to Invoke the Custom Form
• How to: Retrieve the List of Document Fonts using the Visitor-Iterator Pattern
• How to: Highlight Document Syntax
• How to: Use DevExpress CodeParser library to highlight HTML markup
• How to: Insert Dynamic Content
• How to: Create a Nested Field
• How to: Create a Checkbox Form Field
• How to: Create a Log Viewer Application
• How to: Iterate through all Sub-documents in a Document
• How to: Use RichEditControl in Bound Mode

Search and Replace

• How to: Use Regular Expressions to Convert Date Formats
• How to: Remove Blank Lines from a Document
• How to: Replace a Picture with Another Picture
• How to: Highlight Search Results

Spell Check

• How to: Check Spelling in RichEditControl

Export/Import

• How to: Use RichEditControl API to Create a Fillable PDF Form
• How to: Reduce the File Size When Saving a Document Containing Pictures
• How to: Retain the Image URI in HTML Document
• How to: Save Selected Image to a File
• How to: Create a Master-Detail Report
• How to: Send the Mail-Merge Document as an E-Mail
• How to: Embed Images into a Mail Merge Template
• How to: Retain the Original Image URI in an HTML Document
• How to: Build a Mail Application
• How to: Implement a Mail Merge
• How to: Create a Table Filled from DataTable contents

Printing

• How to: Print a Document
• How to: Utilize a Print Preview Dialog to Adjust Margins in the RichEditControl Document

Protection

• How to: Grant Editing Permissions in a Document
• How to: Grant Editing Permissions in Code

User Interface Customization

• How to: Hide or Show ScrollBars and Rulers
• How to: Customize the Search Form
• How to: Customize the Hyperlink Form
• How to: Add Custom Menu Items (Spelling Suggestions) to the Context Menu
• How to: Customize and Hide the Popup Menu
• How to: Emulate the MS Word information status bar

Commands

• How to: Bind a Command to a Button
• How to: Use Service Substitution to Customize the Built-in Command
• How to: Copy a Table to the Clipboard in the UnicodeText Format
• How to: Customize Copy and Paste Commands