Visual Basic .NETComprehensive Concepts

and Techniques

Chapter 2

The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development

Environment

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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

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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

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Objectives

• Use Visual Basic .NET Help

• Quit Visual Basic .NET

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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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7Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

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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9Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

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

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Opening an Existing Project

• Click the Take-home pay calculator solution file

• Click the open button

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Exploring the Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

• Menu Bar and Toolbars

• Status Bar

• Windows

• Components of a VisualBasic .NET Solution

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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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14Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

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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16Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

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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18Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

Modifying an Existing Project

• Navigating the code window– Object box– Procedure box– Keywords– Code region– Splitter bar

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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:

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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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22Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

Saving a Project

• Click the Form1.vb [Design] tab

• Click the Save All button on the Standard toolbar

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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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25Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

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

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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

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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

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

Visual Basic .NET Help

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32Chapter 2: The Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment

Visual Basic .NET Help

• Contents window

• Index window

• Search window

• Dynamic Help window

• Context-Sensitive Help

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Quitting Visual Basic .NET

• Click the Visual Basic .NET Close button on the right side of the title bar

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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

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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

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Summary

• Use Visual Basic .NET Help

• Quit Visual Basic .NET

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