i think im losing my mind. i must have left my brain at home today....

why cant i find the rich textbox control in Visual Studio 2005????????????

Tried the toolbox?
Under 'Common Controls', or 'All Windows Forms'

no. it isnt there. its not in my toolbox.

but i think its not stndard for VS2005.

i think its an add-on.

It's not an add on cos I've got it in my toolbox and it's a default install of VS2005 with no add ons.

...then i must be blind or just really stupid.

but i was sure i was neither of these until now.

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i am looking in toolbox > standard.

i have looked in all the other catagories too in vain.

by the way, this is when i am setting up a web site not a windows application!!!!!
i see it when im editing a windows app, but not when im editing a website.

Ahh. That'll be because there is no native rich text control for the web. A rich text control on the web is actually an IFRAME which has been put into 'edit mode'. You will need to download a pre-made one off the web. THere's loads out there, some free, some paid. See my thread in the Coding Forum.

can u point me in the right direction to this post as i cant find it...

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/coding...-controls.html

The Best Free RICH TEXTBOX CONTROL is "FreeTextBox". You can download it free from FreeTextBox You can use it anywhere without any licensing but If you need to change its functionality you have to have a license to edit its code.

It will serve your prupose and you dont need to purchase its code HAPPY PROGARMMING!