Part II: Building a User Interface

The Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE) excells at allowing you to make attractive and functional user interfaces very quickly and efficiently. In this part, you'll learn how to build a solid user interface. You'll learn how to start with a form, which behaves much like a blank canvas, and you'll learn how to use the many controls, such as text boxes and list boxes with which users can interact. You'll also learn how to add menus and toolbars to your forms, and you'll get some experience with C#'s exciting drawing capabilities.

• Hour 5: Building Forms—Part I

• Hour 6: Building Forms—Part II

• Hour 7: Working with Traditional Controls

• Hour 8: Advanced Controls

• Hour 9: Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms

• Hour 10: Drawing and Printing