Using rich text in an application
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Rich text format (RTF) is a standard for specifying formatting
instructions and document content in a single ASCII document. An editor
that supports rich text format interprets the formatting instructions and
displays the text with formatting.
In an application, you may want to:
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Provide a window for preparing rich text documents
Although not a full-fledged word processor, the RichTextEdit
control allows the user to apply formatting to paragraphs, words, and
characters. -
Create a mail-merge application
You or the user can set up boilerplate text with input fields
associated with database data. -
Display reports with formatted text
A RichText DataWindow object is designed for viewing data,
rather than entering data. It does not have the edit styles of other
DataWindow presentation styles. -
Store rich text as a string in a database and display it in a
RichTextEdit control