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How to Design a Windows Forms ApplicationFrom the Microsoft Visual Studio Start Page, select File → New Project as indicated in the diagram below:
Visual Studio will bring up the New Project Template Selector as illustrated in the diagram below:
As indicated in Figure VB-8 perform the following 5 steps:
After performing the preceding steps - the Visual Basic Design View window will appear on your screen as illustrated in the diagram below:
Some terms that we will be referencing at a later point in the guide illustrated in Figure VB-9 are:
Select Toolbox → Common Controls as indicated in the diagram below:
After the Common Controls Toolbox subsection is opened the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment should appear as illustrated in the diagram below:
A Textbox Control needs to be placed on the Design Form in the approximate location indicated in Figure VB-11. The procedure for placing a control on the Design Form, which is located in the Toolbox is as follows:
Once the TextBox control is placed on the Design Form. We can faciliate placement of the remaining controls by locking the Toolbox menu in the Open Position by Left-Clicking on the Thumb Tack and having the needle point downward as illustrated in the diagram below:
Once you have locked the toolbox in the open position, you are ready to finish placement of your controls. Press Next to continue the Windows Forms Application development guide: |
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