Murach's Visual Basic 2008
How to enhance the user interface

This chapter shows you how to add another level of professionalism to your Visual Basic applications by developing single- or multiple-document interfaces that include menus, toolbars, status bars, Main procedures, and help information.
Chapter 24 How to enhance the user interface
Two types of user interfaces 730
A single-document interface (SDI) 730
A multiple-document interface (MDI) 730
How to develop SDI applications 732
How to use a startup form 732
How to use a Tab control 734
How to add menus to a form 736
How to create menus 736
How to set the properties that work with menu items 738
How to write code that works with menu items 738
How to develop MDI applications 740
How to create parent and child forms 740
How to write code that works with parent and child forms 742
How to add toolbars to a form 744
How to create a toolbar 744
How to write code that works with toolbars 746
How to create and use a status bar 748
How to create a simple status bar 748
How to create a status bar with multiple panels 750
How to work with modules 752
How to create and code a module 752
How to use a Main procedure 754
How to add help information 756
How to add tool tips 756
How to add context-sensitive help 756


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