Introduction to the VB Work Environment

The Visual Basic Development Environment

The Visual Basic environment is a very easy and user friendly one. Everything is easy to get to and easy to use. Here is a screenshot of the VB Environment.

Tool Box: Here you will find all the necessary objects for making the user interface of your program. Form Window: This is where you will design your forms/applications

Tool Bar: The toolbar allows you to hide/show any of the pannels one of the pannels Form Location: Lets you know where about on the screen your form will display Form Size: Lets you know how big your form is (in twips)

Project Explorer: This is where all files associated with a certain project are displayed, whether it be modules, forms or ActiveX controls.

Properties Window: This is where you can control the appearance and usability of objects such as forms and controls from the Tool Box

Form Layout Window: An easier way to determine where your form will be displayed on a users monitor

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The Visual Basic Tool Box

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Thats it. Nothing to complicated. If someone writing a tutorial refers to a control you are unsure about or a window you are unsure about, just refer back here.