# Getting Started with the .NET MAUI Entry

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

At the end, you will achieve the following result.

![Entry Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/assets/f6887cb8e5353b3e748300c743cf24da/entry_getting_started.png)

## Prerequisites

Before adding the Entry, 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 your .NET MAUI application is set up, you are ready to add an Entry control to your page.

```XAML
<telerik:RadEntry x:Name="EntryShareName"
                  FontSize="14"
                  Placeholder="Enter text here"
                  AutomationId="radEntry" />
```

**2.** Add the following 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();
	}
}           
```

## Additional Resources

* [.NET MAUI Entry Product Page](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/entry)
* [.NET MAUI Entry Forum Page](https://www.telerik.com/forums/maui?tagId=1800)
* [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

* [Text Appearance](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/entry/text-appearance)
* [Events](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/entry/events)
* [Styling](https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/controls/entry/styling)