Perry Mehta Solano Community College

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Perry MehtaSolano Community College

• CIS 1
• Intro to PC
• Visual Basic.NET

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Lesson 1

• First Look at MS VB.net

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Introduction to Visual Basic.NET

• Software development tool to create programs.
• Combines graphical interface and programming code
  to make program development as rapid as possible.
• Carry out step-by-step 1.1
• Carry out step-by-step 1.2
• Carry out step-by-step 1.3

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Solutions Explorer

• Allows to see the forms and files that make up
  the program.
• Carry out step 1.4
• Objects
• Pieces that make Visual Basic.NET program are
  called objects
• Windows, command buttons, text boxes, and scroll
  bars are examples of objects

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Properties Window

• Each object has characteristics that can be
  customized.
• These characteristics are called properties
• Properties of objects can be changed from
  properties window.
• Carry out step 1.5
• Run Visual Basic.NET program as per step 1.7

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Lesson 2

• Forms, controls, and properties

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VB project creation

• Follow step 2.1
• Store your work on floppy (A/) or on USB drive.
• Forms
• Become the windows and dialog boxes when the
  program runs.
• Every program has atleast one form because all
  other objects must be contained within forms
• Carry out Step 2.2 and Step 2.4

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Creating Controls

• Controls command buttons, text boxes, scroll
  bars, and objects that make a user interface
• Controls can be created using Toolbox
• Carry out Step 2.5 and 2.6

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Lesson 3 Events and Code

• Accessing the code window
• First step in adding code to an object is to
  access the code window
• Carry out Step 3.1
• Adding code to Command Button
• Step 3.2
• Adding picture using Picturetool box
• Step 3.3

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Setting Image Property

• Step 3.5 and 3.6
• Setting Properties from Code
• Step 3.7
• Adding Access Keys to Command Buttons
• Access keys allows user to activate a command
  without using a mouse
• Step 3.8