Datasheet

Figure 1-8
❑ Toolbox: The Toolbox contains reusable controls and components that can be added to your
application. These can range from buttons to data connectors to customized controls that you
have either purchased or developed.
❑ Design window: The Design window is where a lot of the action takes place. This is where you
will draw your user interface on your forms. This window is sometimes referred to as the
Designer.
❑ Solution Explorer: The Solution Explorer window contains a hierarchical view of your solution.
A solution can contain many projects, whereas a project contains forms, classes, modules, and
components that solve a particular problem.
❑ Properties: The Properties window shows what properties the selected object makes available.
Although you can set these properties in your code, sometimes it is much easier to set them
while you are designing your application (for example, drawing the controls on your form). You
will notice that the File Name property has the value
Form1.vb. This is the physical file name
for the form’s code and layout information.
Try It Out Creating a HelloUser Project (cont.)
1.
Change the name of your form to something more indicative of what your application is. Click
on Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer window. Then, in the Properties window, change the File
Name property from Form1.vb to HelloUser.vb and press Enter, as shown in Figure 1-9. When
changing properties you must either press Enter or click off the property for it to take effect.
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