Week 01: Getting Started

TUTORIAL 1: GETTING STARTED

1.

How to Start VB

2.

How to Open VB

3.

How to Create a form

4.

How to Write code

5.

How to Debug and Build

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1. HOW TO START
1) CHOOSE THE WORK DESK

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1. HOW TO START
2) SELECT MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO PROFESSIONAL 2012 MENU

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1. HOW TO START
3) SELECT MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO 2012 VISUAL STUDIO 2012

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2. HOW TO OPEN OR CREATE

1) When you launch VB2012, the Integrated Development Environment is
shown in the diagram below.

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2. HOW TO OPEN OR CREATE

2) THE NEW PROJECT PAGE COMPRISES THREE TEMPLATES, VISUAL BASIC,
VISUAL C# AND VISUAL C++.

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM

When you open the Visual Studio IDE, you generally see an empty environment
with a Start Page. The default startup object is Form1

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM: VISUAL BASIC MAIN SCREEN

The properties window shows the properties of Form1

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM: VISUAL BASIC MAIN SCREEN

SETTING A FORMS PROPERTIES: NAME, SIZE, COLOR, FONT, ETC.

Setting a forms
properties
- name, size,
color, etc.

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM: 4 WAYS TO PLACE A WINDOW CONTROL

4 Ways to Place a Window Control from the Toolbox onto the Form
1)

Double-click

2)

Drag and Drop

3)

Click, Point, and Click

4)

Click, Point, and Drag

Resize

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM: PLACE A CONTROL

You can scroll to view more

controls. To sort the tools in the
toolbox:
Right-click the toolbox and

select.
Sort Items Alphabetically from
the context menu (shortcut
menu).

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM: PLACE A CONTROL

1) CREATE A CONTROL FROM TOOL BOX CHOOSING A BUTTON CONTROL

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3. HOW TO CREATE A FORM: PLACE A CONTROL

1) CREATE A CONTROL FROM TOOL BOX SETTING PROPERTIES
Selected Control

Properties

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2) CREATE A CONTROL FROM TOOL BOX CHOOSING A TEXTBOX

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2) TEXT BOX CONTROL SETTING PROPERTIES

Used for input and output

When used for output, ReadOnly property is set to True

Textbox tasks
-Multiline

sizing handles

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2) TEXT BOX CONTROL SETTING PROPERTIES
selected
control

properties

settings

Description pane
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Window (Form) Name

Background color

Font/Size/Bold/

Font color

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4. HOW TO WRITE CODE : CODE EDITOR

Each control has its own events- clicking
- You can control an event by writing event procedures.

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5. HOW TO DEBUG AND RUN

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5. HOW TO DEBUG AND RUN

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MODE

Design Time used when designing the user interface and

writing code

Run Time used when testing and running a project

Break Time(Debug) if/when receiving a run-time error or

pause error

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EXERCISE STRING MANIPULATION

Input your name
Input your major
Input your course

To select a control, click on it. Sizing handles appear when a control is selected.

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WEEK 01 TUTORIAL

You should archive the whole directory of your window application to a zip file an
d submit it to the blackboard

Title : Week01_your name.zip by 7 Sep 17:00 pm.

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