How do you add text or string inside a progress bar?

_{Monday, September 17, 2012 10:18 PM}

How do you get text inside a progress bar or a string? Just looking for simple solution if possiable. thanks in advance.

_{Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:11 AM ✅Answered}

Check out the special progresssbar below

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/11839/Fully-Customizable-XP-Progress-Bar-with-examples

KSG

_{Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:39 AM ✅Answered | 2 votes}

Hi old_School,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

The solution for this is to draw a string into the center of process bar. Here are some samples:

Add the Percent (or Any Text) into a Standard Progress Bar Control: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/31406/Add-the-Percent-or-Any-Text-into-a-Standard-Progre

Custom Control for Text Over a Progress Bar: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/32404/Custom-Control-for-Text-Over-a-Progress-Bar

Hope this helps.

Mark Liu-lxf [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

_{Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:18 AM | 1 vote}

thanks Mark,

Dim percent As Int32 
Dim gr As Graphics 'Declare these in Global Area

Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
        Me.ProgBar1.PerformStep()

        percent = CInt(Me.ProgBar1.Value)
        With gr
            gr = ProgBar1.CreateGraphics

            gr.DrawString(percent & "%", Me.Font, Brushes.Black, _
                          Me.ProgBar1.Width / 2 - (gr.MeasureString(percent & "%", SystemFonts.DefaultFont).Width / 2.0F), _
                          Me.ProgBar1.Height / 2 - (gr.MeasureString(percent & "%", SystemFonts.DefaultFont).Height / 2.0F))
        End With

        If Me.ProgBar1.Value = 100 Then
            Timer1.Stop()
            MsgBox(Me.ProgBar1.Name & " progress completed")
        End If
End Sub

it really helps me & i was looking for this type of thread.

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_{Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:45 AM}

Were your issue ends?

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_{Thursday, September 27, 2012 7:59 AM}

Hi old_School,

We haven’t heard from you for several days. I’d like to mark the helpful replies as answer firstly. If you have any additional questions, you also can unmark the replay and post your question here. 

Sorry for any inconvenience and have a nice day.

Mark Liu-lxf [MSFT]
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