Changing font in Text Rich Box

[Dale Critchlow]

I am a novice at programming. I am trying to change the font in a rich text box. My code is as follows:

Private Sub btnSTART_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSTART.Click
    rtbExperiment.SelectionFont = New Font("Tahoma", 20, FontStyle.Italic)
    rtbExperiment.Text = "Does it work?"
End Sub

The SelectionFont statement has no effect on the display in the rich text box.

What am I not doing?

Thanks,

Dale

[Dale Critchlow]

I finally figured it out by trial and error.

I should use rtbExperiment.Font rather than rtbExperiment.SelectionFont.

Dale

[Killer42]

Glad to see you got it sorted. :)

And thanks for posting what you found out. This will be helpful for anyone else who comes looking for the same answer.

Quick question, though - do you understand why SelectionFont (which is a property, not a statement) didn't achieve what you wanted? Understanding the effects of the different properties and methods is the key to working effectively with the various controls.