Visual Basic.NET Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques Chapter 2 The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 2 Objectives Start Visual Basic.NET Customize the Visual Basic.NET integrated development environment Open a Visual Basic.NET project Describe the basic components of the Visual Basic.NET integrated development environment Run a Visual Basic.NET project

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 3 Objectives Set a property of a control Navigate the code window Modify code in an existing project Save a Visual Basic.NET project Print a Visual Basic.NET project’s form and code

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 4 Objectives Use Visual Basic.NET Help Quit Visual Basic.NET

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 5 Starting and Customizing Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Click the Start button on the taskbar and then point to All Programs on the Start menu Point to Microsoft Visual Studio.NET on the All Programs submenu Point to Microsoft Visual Studio.NET on the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET submenu Click Microsoft Visual Studio.NET

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7 Starting and Customizing Visual Basic.NET Click the My Profile link on the left side of the Start Page Click the Profile box arrow Click Visual Basic Developer in the Profile list Click the Get Started link on the left side of the Start Page

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9 Opening an Existing Project Insert the Data Disk in drive A Click the Open Project button Select 3 ½ Floppy (A:) in the Look in box Double-click the Chapter 2 folder Double-click the Take-home pay calculator folder

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 10 Opening an Existing Project Click the Take-home pay calculator solution file Click the open button

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 11 Exploring the Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment Menu Bar and Toolbars Status Bar Windows Components of a Visual Basic.NET Solution

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 12 Running a Project Click the Start button on the Standard toolbar Click the Yearly salary box up arrow, until the number 42,000 displays Drag the Retirement plan contribution rate trackbar to the fourth tick mark, which represents 3% Click Individual in the Insurance Plan area Click the Close button on the Take-Home Pay Calculator application window title bar

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 14 Modifying an Existing Project Modifying a Property of a Control –Click the Weekly take-home pay: Label control on the Form1 form in the main work area –Scroll the Properties list until the Text property is visible –Double-click the Text property –Type Biweekly take-home pay: and press the ENTER key

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 16 Modifying an Existing Project Navigating the Code Window –Click the Form1.vb tab at the top of the main work area –Drag the code window scroll box to the bottom of the code window

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 18 Modifying an Existing Project Navigating the code window –Object box –Procedure box –Keywords –Code region –Splitter bar

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 19 Modifying an Existing Project Modifying Code in the Code Window –Drag the code window scroll box up until the code displays in the code window as shown:

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 20 Modifying an Existing Project Modifying Code in the Code Window –Click to the right of the number 52 in the sixth code line of the fourth code region –Press the BACKSPACE key twice to delete the number 52 –Type 26 and do not press the ENTER key

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 22 Saving a Project Click the Form1.vb [Design] tab Click the Save All button on the Standard toolbar

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 23 Running a Project to Test Changes Click the Start button on the Standard toolbar Click the Yearly salary box up arrow until the number 42,000 displays Drag the Retirement plan contribution rate trackbar to the fourth tick mark, which represents 3% Click Individual in the Insurance Plan area Click the Close button on the Take-Home Pay Calculator application window title bar

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 25 Documenting the User Interface Design of a Form With the Take-home pay calculator project open in design time, press the PRINT SCREEN key Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar and then point to All Programs on the Start menu Point to Accessories on the All Programs submenu, and then point to Paint on the Accessories submenu

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 26 Documenting the User Interface Design of a Form Click Paint When Paint opens, click Edit on the menu bar Point to Paste on the Edit menu Click Paste Click the File menu and select Print

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 27 Documenting the User Interface Design of a Form Click the Print button Click the Close button on the Paint window title bar and do not save the pasted image

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 28 Documenting Code for a Form Click the Form1.vb tab to display the form code in the code window Click File on the menu bar Click Print on the File menu Click the OK button Click the Form1.vb [Design] tab

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 30 Visual Basic.NET Help

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Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 32 Visual Basic.NET Help Contents window Index window Search window Dynamic Help window Context-Sensitive Help

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 33 Quitting Visual Basic.NET Click the Visual Basic.NET Close button on the right side of the title bar

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 34 Summary Start Visual Basic.NET Customize the Visual Basic.NET integrated development environment Open a Visual Basic.NET project Describe the basic components of the Visual Basic.NET integrated development environment Run a Visual Basic.NET project

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 35 Summary Set a property of a control Navigate the code window Modify code in an existing project Save a Visual Basic.NET project Print a Visual Basic.NET project’s form and code

Chapter 2: The Visual Basic.NET Integrated Development Environment 36 Summary Use Visual Basic.NET Help Quit Visual Basic.NET

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