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Welcome to Visual Basic .NET
Figure 1-9
3. Visual Basic .NET will then create an empty Windows application for you. So far, your HelloUser
program consists of one blank window called a Windows Form (or sometimes just a form), with
the default name of Form1.vb, as shown in Figure 1-10.
Whenever Visual Studio .NET creates a new file, either as part of the project creation process or when you
create a new file, it will use a name that describes what it is (in this case, a form) followed by a number.
Windows in the Visual Studio .NET IDE
At this point, you can see that the various windows in the IDE are beginning to show their purposes, and
you should take a brief look at them now before you come back to the Try It Out. Note that if any of these
windows are not visible on your screen, you can use the View menu to select and show them. Also if you
do not like the location of any particular window you can move it by clicking on its title bar (the blue bar
at the top) and dragging it to a new location. The windows in the IDE can oat (stand out on their own)
or be docked (as they appear in Figure 1-10). The following list introduces the available windows:
Server Explorer: The Server Explorer gives you management access to the servers on your
network. Here you can create database connections and view the services provided by the
available servers. In Figure 1-10, the Server Explorer is a tab at the bottom of the Toolbox
window.
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