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an object-oriented program produced by Microsoft. It supports the graphical interface needed for todays program because of the operating system Windows which supports GUI programs. Visual Basics Integrated Development Environment (IDE) allows the user to create, run and debug Windows program in one application without the need to open additional programs.

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Basic Enterprise Edition Visual Basic Professional Edition Working Model/Learning Edition

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NEW Project dialog box will allow the user or programmer to create a Standard EXE or standard executable ,which is selected by default. The main part of this window is a tabbed dialog box with three tabs:

- New for creating new project - Existing for opening an existing project - Recent for opening a project that has been previously loaded into IDE.

Cancel- closes the program Project is a collection of files that make up an application. An application might consist of several files and the project is a collection of those files. Project-Form1 (Form) window contains a form which has default name Form1. this Form1 is a canvass where controls are added.

standard EXE project contains the following windows: - Menu bar -Tool Bar -Project Explorer -properties Window -Form Layout Window -Toolbox -Form designer -object browser

Visual Basic 6.0 Interface

Title Bar Menu bar Property Window

Project Explorer

Toolbox Window

Form Lay out Window

Form 1

The TOOLBOX WINDOW can be found on the left side of the visual basic screen. It contains controls that can be placed on the form. TOOLBAR-is a collection of icons that carry out standard operations when clicked.

PROPERTIES WINDOW displays the properties or attributes for a form of control that is inserted and selected. It contains the properties of the selected control. Properties are listed either alphabetically or categorically. In clicking the alphabet tab the properties or attributes of a selected control or form are listed in alphabetical order. DESCRIPTIVE PANE which displays the description of the function of the chosen property.

The FORM LAY OUT WINDOW shows the position of the form on the screen runtime. To use this window, click the form inside this window and drag it to the center screen.

By default, Visual Basic assigns a name on the name property of each control and form in a program, making programming easier. This also makes the control unique from one another.

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commands for developing, maintaining and executing a program. Menu Bar- contains group of related capabilities from which the user may select appropriately. Tool bar provides shortcuts to the commands from the Menu bar.

Contains the project files. It contains three buttons: View Code when clicked , it displays a window for writing Visual Basic code. View Object Button it will display the design window for the form, Toggle folders it toggles (hide or displays) the forms folder.
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1. The NEW Project dialog box will allow the user or programmer to create WHAT? ,which is selected by default. 2. It closes the program 3. is a canvass where controls are added. 4. is a collection of files that make up an application. 5. can be found on the left side of the visual basic screen. It contains controls that can be placed on the form. 6. provides shortcuts to the commands from the Menu bar. 7. It is not a control, it used to select controls to be used and put into form.

8. A control that is used to accept an input value to end-user. 9. Used to display text or as caption 10. A control that initiates an action when pressed or clicked. 11. Tab for creating new project

12. Tab for opening an existing project 13-15. give 3 parts of VB 6.0 Screen