The position of text in a label ...

[boa2145]

Hello Mohammad,

Is it possible to set text in a "label" centered, left-aligned or right-aligned?

Regards ... Gregor

[VBAndCs]

Yes it is: * Add a label on the form, change its background color, and increase its width and size to be able to see the effect. * save the form to a folder. * In this folder create a new file, and change its name and extension to "1.style". * Open this file using notepad, paste this text into, and save changes: <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"> <Style x:Key="Centered label" TargetType="Label"> <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/> <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/> <Setter Property="Padding" Value="1"/> </Style> </ResourceDictionary> This style will centre the text vertically and horizontally, with 1 pixel padding from all sides. * Use this code in the global area of the form code file: Label1.SetStyle("1.style", "Centered label") * run the project and see the effect. If you have more than one label, you can apply the same style on each of them the same way, like: Label2.SetStyle("1.style", "Centered label") Label3.SetStyle("1.style", "Centered label") You can also add different styles in the same file that target the label or any other controls, and use different keys for each of them. You can also create styles without keys, and use the Form.SetResourceDictionary method to apply it on all the labels. To do that, copy the 1.style file and rename the new copy to "2.style". Open this file and just delete the x:Key="Centered label" attribute, then same the file. Now you can apply this style on all labels at once like this: Me.SetResourceDictionary("2.style") Resource dictionaries and styles allows you to change how your controls look and behave. See the Custom Styles in the sVB Samples\WinForms Samples folder. By the way, the form surface in the form designer is actually a listbox but its style is changed to allow to add controls as items at any position! You can learn more by searching for WPF XAML styles.

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[VBAndCs]

Change the 2.style file content to: <ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"> <Style TargetType="Label"> <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/> <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/> <Setter Property="Padding" Value="1"/> <Setter Property="Background" Value="Blue"/> <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/> <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="100"/> <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="50"/> </Style> </ResourceDictionary> Add 4 labels on the form and apply this style on them: Me.SetResourceDictionary("2.style") Run the project and see the effect

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[boa2145]

Thanks for your detailed feedback, Mohammad!