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C# Windows Forms Programming

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Controls in C#

The buttons, labels , scroll bars, list boxes and other things you see in a Windows program are called controls.

In this lesson you will learn to add controls to a program, change their appearance (properties) and make them function in the program.

 

Goal: Learn to add controls to the form.
In order to do this you will:

Goal:

• Add controls to a Windows Form application.

In order to do this you will:

Objectives:

• Add controls to a Windows Form application;
• Know how to take advantage of ambient properties;
• Be able to add pictures to the application in several ways;
• Align images and text controls;
• Identify the purpose of the most common controls;
• Create hot spots;
• Understand the naming conventions for controls.

Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. Microsoft Reference: C# Toolbox, Controls on Windows Forms
   
   

2. Controls: Adding controls to the form and change a few properties
   /csharp/videos/csharp-controls.mp4
   
3. Ambient Properties for a Uniform Look: Change font and colors of form first: When control is added it will have those same values
   /csharp/videos/csharp-ambient.mp4
   
4. Adding Pictures with PictureBox: An animated gif is added to a picture box.
   /csharp/videos/csharp-picturebox.mp4
   
5. Pictures with Other controls: In additon to the form and picture boxes,
   images can also be added to other controls such as label and button.
   /csharp/videos/csharp-otherpictures.mp4
   
6. Adding Tool Tip to controls: Tool tips are the small words that appear when you move the mouse over a control
   /csharp/videos/csharp-tooltips.mp4
   
7. Image alignment and text alignment: Image and text can be placed in one of 9 positions.
   
   
8. Hot Spots: Labels are arranged over a picture to create hot spots to show parts of computer
   /csharp/videos/csharp-hotspots.mp4
   
9. Naming controls: Give controls meaningful names such as picComputer or lblInstructions
   
   
10. List of Controls: A list of some of the most common controls, names and use
    
    

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