# Getting Started with the .NET MAUI Border

This guide provides the information you need to start using the Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Border by adding the control to your project.

At the end, you will achieve the following result.

![Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Border displaying a labeled text element with a thin cyan border color around it](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/assets/4d00144ae997cb573bb0f919a33dc531/border-getting-started.png)

## Prerequisites

Before adding the Border, you need to:

1. [Set up your .NET MAUI application](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/get-started/quickstart#prerequisites).

2. [Set Up Telerik Development Environment](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/get-started/quickstart#set-up-telerik-development-environment)

## Define the Control

**1.** When the your .NET MAUI application is set up, you are ready to add the Border control to your page by using its definition in XAML.

```XAML
<telerik:RadBorder BorderColor="#04A2AA"
                   CornerRadius="0, 8, 8, 0"
                   AutomationId="border"
                   BorderThickness="1">
    <Label Text="Hello! How can I help you today?" Margin="8" />
</telerik:RadBorder>
```

**2.** Add the `telerik` namespace:

```XAML
xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2022/xaml/maui"
```

**3.** Register the Telerik controls through the `Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility.UseTelerik` extension method called inside the `CreateMauiApp` method of the `MauiProgram.cs` file of your project:

```C#
using Telerik.Maui.Controls.Compatibility;

public static class MauiProgram
{
	public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
	{
		var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
		builder
			.UseTelerik()
			.UseMauiApp<App>()
			.ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
			{
				fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
			});

		return builder.Build();
	}
}           
```

> For a runnable example with the Border Getting Started scenario, see the [SDKBrowser Demo Application](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/demos-and-sample-apps/sdkbrowser-app) and go to **Border > Getting Started**.

## Additional Resources

* [.NET MAUI Border Product Page](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/border)
* [.NET MAUI Border Forum Page](https://www.telerik.com/forums/maui?tagId=1763)
* [Telerik .NET MAUI Blogs](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/mobile-net-maui)
* [Telerik .NET MAUI Roadmap](https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/maui-ui/roadmap)

## See Also

* [Setting the Color of the Border](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/border/styling#border-color)
* [Setting the Border Thickness](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/border/styling#border-thickness)
* [Configuring the Corner Radius of the Border](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/border/corner-radius)