Dialogs in C#

Unit III: User Interface

Please study the material at each of the links below.

1. Microsoft Reference: C# Dialogs, Common Dialogs and Message Boxes
2. Happy Birthday: This is an overview of the app that we will create in this lesson.
3. Create the menu for the Happy Birthday App: Shows how to build the menu for the Happy Birthday program.
4. Create the tool strip for the Happy Birthday App: Shows how to build the toolstrip (at the top of the form), plus two images to download
5. Create the status strip for the Happy Birthday App: Create the status strip (at the bottom of the form) & add code to display the current time
6. Add the font dialog for the Happy Birthday App: The Font Dialog is one of the common dialog controls for selecting fonts and font properties
7. Add the Open dialog to select a picture: Includes setting the filter to select only picture types.
8. Add the Color dialog to select a background color for the Happy Birthday App: Includes a different way to determine if the user clicked cancel
9. Add the code for New and Exit: The last of the Happy Birthday App: Shows how to save and restore the form settings at start
10. A Message Box Example: Explanation of using a message box.
11. Message Box Buttons and Icons: In addition to OK, and YesNO, other buttons can be shown

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