1. Chapter 7 - Lists, loops and printing w List boxes and combo boxes several types can add items at design time or during run time user select from predefined list or add new entry simple combo boxes dropdown combo boxes dropdown lists automatic scrolling

2. No caption property prefixes: lst and cbo filling the list - properties window if not change Ctrl-Enter to add to list AddItem method to add during run time value and index Clearing the list - clear method ListIndex Property - select an item or determine which item selected when running - start with 0 ListCount - number in list ListProperty - holds all elements in list - referenced by index ListCount - number in list

3. Removing an item from the list - RemoveItem w Do/Loops series of statements to be repeated iteration - single execution tested at the bottom or the top pretest - at top posttest - at bottom Boolean - true or false Using with list box

4. w For/Next Loops - repeats a specific number of times loop index - controls - numeric Step - incremented - default = 1 Negative increment Condition satisfied before loop entered changing values in loop endless loops exiting

5. w MsgBox function - display dialog box function returns value specifiying buttons and/or icons to display w Using String functions Left, right, mid to return part of a string Len - count SelStart and SelLength Selecting entries in a list box - help user

6. w Sending to the printer printer.print formatting lines commas - print zones - 14 spaces semicolons - right after blank lines tab function - column position to start spc function - number of spaces between aligning string and numeric data selecting the font - TrueType fonts terminating page or job - NewPage

7. Printing contents of list box printing selected item from list aligning decimal columns

8. Assignment #13 w Pg. 319 – define key terms w - pg. 281 - prog. Exer. 7.2 name everything appropriately option buttons - one frame drop down combo - subjects list box – shelf number Print – from form – can use picture box OK – button - default help, about - message box loop to print subjects - 0 to (list count – 1) printer.print - Printer.EndDoc to pick selected item from list - pg. 271 hand in: printed output, code, form, form as text, design on paper