Introduction of GUI of Visual Studio 2008
https://letsknowaboutcomputer.blogspot.com/2012/01/introduction-of-gui-of-visual-studio.html
Install Visual Studio in your PC and start creating projects, but first introduce with GUI(graphical user interface).
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When you write a Visual Basic program, you first have to design the user interface. Essentially, a Visual Basic user interface consists of objects(controls) that you place on the screen and arrange in some semblance of organization so that the screen looks pretty. The common elements of a Visual Basic user interface appear in Figure 1 and consist of the following:
- Forms (also known as windows)
- Buttons (such as command buttons and radio buttons)
- Boxes (such as text boxes and check boxes)
- Labels
- Pictures (such as icons and graphics)
Icon | Tool Name | What This Tool Does |
Pointer | Selects objects | |
Picture box | Draws a box to display graphics | |
Label | Draws a box to display text | |
Text box | Draws a box that can display text and let the user type in text | |
Frame | Groups two or more objects together | |
Command button | Draws a command button | |
Check box | Draws a check box | |
Option (or radio) button | Draws a radio button | |
Combo box | Draws a combo box | |
List box | Draws a list box | |
Horizontal scroll bar | Draws a horizontal scroll bar | |
Vertical scroll bar | Draws a vertical scroll bar | |
Timer | Places a timer on a form | |
Drive list box | Draws a drive list box that displays all the disk drives available | |
Directory list box | Draws a directory list box that displays a directory on a particular disk drive | |
File list box | Draws a file list box that displays files in a specific directory | |
Shape | Draws a geometric shape such as a circle or a square | |
Line | Draws a line | |
Image box | Draws a box to display graphics | |
Data control | Draws a control to link a program to a database file | |
OLE | Draws a box to insert an OLE object |
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