Merge pull request #791 from telerik/new-kb-richtexteditor-set-background-colors-c1672cfdac4b422aa18bb1c1b363c926

Added new kb article richtexteditor-set-background-colors

Author: DinkoK

knowledge-base/richtexteditor-set-background-colors.md

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+title: Setting Document Background and Editor Background in UI for WinForms RichTextEditor
+description: Learn how to set the document background and the editor background in UI for WinForms RichTextEditor.
+type: how-to
+page_title: How to Change Document and Editor Background Colors in UI for WinForms RichTextEditor
+meta_title: How to Change Document and Editor Background Colors in UI for WinForms RichTextEditor
+slug: richtexteditor-set-background-colors
+tags: richtexteditor, ui for winforms, document background, editor background, pagebackcolor, backcolor
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1700509
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+|Product Version|Product|Author|
+|----|----|----|
+|2025.3.812|RichTextEditor for WinForms|[Nadya Karaivanova](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/author/nadya-karaivanova)|
+
+## Description
+
+I want to set the document's background color to white and the editor's background color to gray in the [RichTextEditor](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/richtexteditor/overview) component of UI for WinForms.
+
+This knowledge base article also answers the following questions:
+- How to customize the background color of RichTextEditor pages?
+- How to set different colors for the RichTextEditor editor and document?
+- How to use PageBackColor and BackColor properties in UI for WinForms RichTextEditor?
+
+## Solution
+
+To set the desired background colors for the document and editor:
+
+1. Use the `RichTextBoxElement.BackColor` property to assign a color to the editor background.
+2. Use the `RadRichTextEditor.PageBackColor` property to assign a color to the document's background.
+
+Example code:
+
+````C#
+
+// Set editor background color
+this.radRichTextEditor1.RichTextBoxElement.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
+
+// Set page background
+this.radRichTextEditor1.PageBackColor = Color.White;
+
+````
+
+## See Also
+
+* [RichTextEditor Overview](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/richtexteditor/overview)