Getting Started with Blazor Rich Text Editor

18 Nov 20186 minutes to read

This section provides a step-by-step guide to integrating the Blazor Rich TextEditor component in your Blazor MAUI App using both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.

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Prerequisites

To use the MAUI project templates, install the Mobile development with the .NET extension for Visual Studio. For more details, refer to here or the Syncfusion® Blazor Extension.

Create a new Blazor MAUI App in Visual Studio

Create a Blazor MAUI App using Visual Studio via Microsoft templates. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor MAUI App Getting Started documentation.

Prerequisites

To use the MAUI project templates, install the Mobile development with the .NET extension for Visual Studio Code. For more details, refer to here or the Syncfusion® Blazor Extension.

Create a new Blazor MAUI App in Visual Studio Code

Create a Blazor MAUI App using Visual Studio Code via Microsoft templates or the Syncfusion® Blazor Extension. For detailed instructions, refer to the Blazor MAUI App Getting Started documentation.

Alternatively, create a MAUI application by using the following command in the integrated terminal (Ctrl+`).

dotnet new maui-blazor -o MauiBlazorApp
cd MauiBlazorApp

Install required Blazor packages

Install the following NuGet packages in your project:

You can install these packages using different methods as shown below:

  1. In Visual Studio Navigate to:

    Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Manage NuGet Packages for Solution

  2. Search for the required packages.
  3. Select the package and click Install.

  1. In Visual Studio Navigate to:

    Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Package Manager Console

  2. Run the following commands:

Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor -Version 34.1.29
Install-Package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes -Version 34.1.29
  1. Open your project.
  2. Open the terminal:
    • In Visual Studio Code: use the integrated terminal (Ctrl + `)
    • Or use any system terminal for CLI
  3. Run the following commands:
dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor --version 34.1.29
dotnet add package Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes --version 34.1.29

NOTE

All Syncfusion Blazor packages are available on nuget.org. See the NuGet packages topic for details.

Add import namespaces

After the packages are installed, open the ~/_Imports.razor file and import the Syncfusion.Blazor and Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor namespaces.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor 
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor

Register Blazor service

Register the Blazor service in the ~/MauiProgram.cs file.

....
using Syncfusion.Blazor;

....

public static class MauiProgram
{
    public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
    {
        ....
        builder.Services.AddSyncfusionBlazor();
        ....
    }
}

Add stylesheet and script resources

The theme stylesheet and script can be accessed from NuGet through Static Web Assets. Include the stylesheet and script references in the ~/index.html file.

<link href="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Themes/fluent2.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="_content/Syncfusion.Blazor.Core/scripts/syncfusion-blazor.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

NOTE

Check out the Blazor Themes topic to discover various methods (Static Web Assets, CDN, and CRG) for referencing themes in your Blazor application. Also, check out the Adding Script Reference topic to learn different approaches for adding script references in your Blazor application.

Add Blazor Rich Text Editor component

Add the Blazor Rich Text Editor component in the ~/Pages/Home.razor file.

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.RichTextEditor

<SfRichTextEditor>
    <p>Rich Text Editor allows to insert images from online source as well as local computer where you want to insert the image in your content.</p>
    <p><b>Get started Quick Toolbar to click on the image</b></p>
    <p>It is possible to add custom style on the selected image inside the Rich Text Editor through quick toolbar.</p>
</SfRichTextEditor>

How to run the sample on Windows

Run the sample in Windows Machine mode, and it will run Blazor MAUI in Windows.

Blazor Rich Text Editor Component

How to run the sample on Android

To run the Blazor Rich Text Editor in a Blazor Android MAUI application using the Android emulator, follow these steps:

Refer to the Android Device Manager to install and launch Android emulator.

NOTE

If you encounter any errors while using the Android Emulator, refer to the Troubleshooting Android Emulator for guidance.

Blazor Rich Text Editor Component

See also