{"id":13391,"date":"2024-03-15T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/a-detailed-explanation-of-how-to-use-freetextbox\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:34:42","slug":"a-detailed-explanation-of-how-to-use-freetextbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/a-detailed-explanation-of-how-to-use-freetextbox\/","title":{"rendered":"FreeTextbox ASP.NET Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

FreeTextBox is a free, open-source HTML editor designed for ASP.NET web development, offering a user-friendly interface for easy editing and formatting of web content.<\/p>\n

Here are the detailed steps for using FreeTextBox:<\/p>\n

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  1. Download and install FreeTextBox: Download the latest version of FreeTextBox from the official website (https:\/\/freetextbox.com\/) and extract it into your website project.<\/li>\n
  2. To reference the resources files of FreeTextBox in your ASP.NET webpage, add the following code to the tag.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <link<\/span> rel<\/span>=\"stylesheet\"<\/span> type<\/span>=\"text\/css\"<\/span> href<\/span>=\"freetextbox.css\"<\/span> \/><\/span>\r\n<script<\/span> type<\/span>=\"text\/javascript\"<\/span> src<\/span>=\"freetextbox.js\"<\/span>><\/span><\/script<\/span>><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Add the FreeTextBox control to the webpage: In the location where the editor needs to be added, insert the following HTML code.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      <FTB:FreeTextBox<\/span> id<\/span>=\"ftbEditor\"<\/span> runat<\/span>=\"server\"<\/span> \/><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. Configure the FreeTextBox control: Add the following configuration section in the Web.config file to configure the options of the FreeTextBox control.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        <configuration<\/span>><\/span>\r\n  <appSettings<\/span>><\/span>\r\n    <add<\/span> key<\/span>=\"FreeTextBoxControl.ConfigurationFile\"<\/span> value<\/span>=\"freetextbox.config\"<\/span> \/><\/span>\r\n  <\/appSettings<\/span>><\/span>\r\n<\/configuration<\/span>><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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        1. Creating and configuring the FreeTextBox configuration file:  Create a file named freetextbox.config in the project and add the following code to it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          <?xml version=\"1.0\"<\/span> encoding=\"utf-8\"<\/span> ?><\/span>\r\n<FreeTextBoxControls<\/span>><\/span>\r\n  <FreeTextBoxControl<\/span>><\/span>\r\n    <Toolbar<\/span>><\/span>\r\n      <Items<\/span>><\/span>\r\n        <!-- \u5728\u8fd9\u91cc\u5b9a\u4e49\u4f60\u60f3\u8981\u663e\u793a\u7684\u5de5\u5177\u680f\u6309\u94ae --><\/span>\r\n      <\/Items<\/span>><\/span>\r\n    <\/Toolbar<\/span>><\/span>\r\n  <\/FreeTextBoxControl<\/span>><\/span>\r\n<\/FreeTextBoxControls<\/span>><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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          1. Run the webpage: Now you can run your ASP.NET webpage and edit and format content in the editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            Here are the basic steps for using FreeTextBox. You can further customize and expand its features according to your needs. For more detailed information, please refer to the official documentation of FreeTextBox at https:\/\/freetextbox.com\/documentation\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
            FreeTextBox is a free, open-source HTML editor designed for ASP.NET web development, offering a user-friendly interface for easy editing and formatting of web content. Here are the detailed steps for using FreeTextBox: Download and install FreeTextBox: Download the latest version of FreeTextBox from the official website (https:\/\/freetextbox.com\/) and extract it into your website project. 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