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Unit 3: Understanding Controls and Control Events

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Understand the design aspects of VB forms
• Discuss the elements of user interface design principles
• Explain the button properties for reference
• Discuss the control properties
• Explain load event form.
Introduction

For our purposes, Visual Basic programs are also known as applications, solutions, or projects.
Each program is saved (as several files and subfolders) in its own folder. Before starting a new
program, you should use Windows Explorer to create a folder to hold the folders for your
programs.
The process for invoking Visual Basic varies slightly with the edition of Visual Basic installed
on the computer. To invoke Visual Basic from a computer that has Visual Basic Express installed,
click the windows start button, however over all programs, and then click on Microsoft Visual
Basic 2005 Express Edition. With the other editions of Visual Basic.

3.1 Design Aspects of VB Forms

Learning the ins and outs of the Development Environment before you learn visual basic is
somewhat like learning for a test you must know where all the functions belong and what their
purpose is. First we will start with labeling the development environment.

Figure 3.1: Design Aspects of VB Forms.

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