How can I figure out how long a string is in pixels? For example, how can I get how many pixels wide the string "256" in size 12 "Verdana".

I already googled this, and could not find any code. Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Hi there,

Take a look at MeasureString: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...urestring.aspx

ope this helps,

Imar

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Thank you, that is exactly what I needed!

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