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# [[About Visual Basic Essentials]]

# [[Downloading and Installing Visual Studio]]

#* [[Downloading and Installing Visual Studio|Getting Visual Studio]]

#* [[Downloading and Installing Visual Studio|Downloading a Visual Studio Trial]]

#* [[Downloading and Installing Visual Studio|Installing Visual Studio]]

#* [[Downloading and Installing Visual Studio|Starting Visual Studio for the First Time]]

# [[Creating a New Visual Basic Project]]

#* [[Creating a New Visual Basic Project|Creating a Project in Visual Studio]]

# [[A Simple Visual Basic Example]]

#* [[A Simple Visual Basic Example|Creating a New Project]]

#* [[A Simple Visual Basic Example|Adding Controls to the Form]]

#* [[A Simple Visual Basic Example|Setting Control Properties]]

#* [[A Simple Visual Basic Example|Creating an Event Handler]]

#* [[A Simple Visual Basic Example|Building and Running a Visual Basic Application]]

# [[Visual Basic and Forms]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Creating a New Form]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Changing the Form Name]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Changing the Form Title]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Changing the Form Background Color]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Changing The Form Background Image]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Configuring the Minimize, Maximize and Close Buttons]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Setting Minimum and Maximum Form Sizes]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Specifying the Position of a Form on the Display]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Changing the Form Border]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Stopping a Form from Appearing the Windows Taskbar]]

#* [[Visual Basic and Forms|Creating a Transparent Form]]

# [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Visual Basic Forms and Controls]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Double Clicking the Control in the Toolbox]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Dragging a Dropping Controls onto the Form]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Drawing a Control on the Form]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Positioning and Sizing Controls Using the Grid]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Positioning Controls Using Snap Lines]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Selecting Multiple Controls]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Aligning and Sizing Groups of Controls]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Setting Properties on a Group of Controls]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Anchoring and Autosizing Form Controls]]

#* [[Designing Forms in Visual Studio|Setting Tab Order in a Form]]

# [[Understanding Visual Basic Events]]

# [[Understanding Visual Basic Events|Event Triggers]]

# [[Understanding Visual Basic Events|Wiring Up Events in Visual Studio]]

# [[Understanding Visual Basic Events|Setting Up a Visual Basic Timer Event]]

# [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic|Creating a Visual Basic Application Containing Multiple Forms]]

#* [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic|Understanding Modal and Non-modal Forms]]

#* [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic|Writing Visual Basic Code to Display a Non-Modal Form]]

#* [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic|Writing Visual Basic Code to Display a Modal Form]]

#* [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic|Hiding Forms in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Hiding and Showing Forms in Visual Basic|Closing Forms in Visual Basic]]

# [[Creating a Visual Basic MDI Form]]

#* [[Creating a Visual Basic MDI Form|What is an MDI?]]

#* [[Creating a Visual Basic MDI Form|Creating an MDI Parent and Child Forms in Visual Studio]]

#* [[Creating a Visual Basic MDI Form|Writing the Visual Basic Code to Add the Children to the MDI Parent]]

# [[Creating Top-Level Menus in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Creating Top-Level Menus in Visual Basic|Creating a Top-Level Menu]]

#* [[Creating Top-Level Menus in Visual Basic|Deleting and Moving Menu Items]]

#* [[Creating Top-Level Menus in Visual Basic|Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts to Menu Items]]

#* [[Creating Top-Level Menus in Visual Basic|Programming Menu Items in Visual Basic]]

# [[Creating Context Menus in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Creating Context Menus in Visual Basic|Adding Context Menus to a Visual Basic Form]]

#* [[Creating Context Menus in Visual Basic|Associating a Component with a Context Menu]]

#* [[Creating Context Menus in Visual Basic|Programming Visual Basic Context Menu Options]]

#* [[Creating Context Menus in Visual Basic|Compiling and Running the Application]]

# [[Building a Visual Basic Toolbar]]

#* [[Building a Visual Basic Toolbar|Creating a Toolbar]]

#* [[Building a Visual Basic Toolbar|Adding Tooltip Text to Toolbar Controls]]

#* [[Building a Visual Basic Toolbar|Programming Toolbar Controls]]

#* [[Building a Visual Basic Toolbar|Changing the Toolbar Position]]

# [[Building a Visual Basic Status Bar]]

#* [[Building a Visual Basic Status Bar|Adding a Status Bar to a Visual Basic Application]]

#* [[Building a Visual Basic Status Bar|Adding Items to a Status Bar]]

# [[Visual Basic Modules and Procedures]]

#* [[Visual Basic Modules and Procedures|Visual Basic Code Modules]]

#* [[Visual Basic Modules and Procedures|Visual Basic Code Procedures]]

#* [[Visual Basic Modules and Procedures|Defining Visual Basic Subroutines]]

#* [[Visual Basic Modules and Procedures|Passing Parameters to Functions and Subroutines]]

#* [[Visual Basic Modules and Procedures|Defining Visual Basic Functions]]

# [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Boolean Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Char Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Byte Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Date Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Decimal Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Double Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Integer Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Object Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Long Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|Short Variable]]

#* [[Understanding Visual Basic Variable and Constant Types|String Variable]]

# [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Declaring Visual Basic Variables]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Initializing Visual Basic Variables]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Assigning New Values to Visual Basic Variables]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Referencing Variable Values]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Understanding Variable and Constant Scope]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Declaring and Referencing Visual Basic Constants]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Static Variables in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Declaring Visual Basic Variables and Constants|Declaring and Referencing Visual Basic Constant]]

# [[Visual Basic Arithmetic]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Understanding Expressions]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Operator Precedence]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Addition]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Subtraction and Negation]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Multiplication]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Division]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Exponentiation]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arithmetic|Visual Basic Modulus Arithmetic]]

# [[Visual Basic Comparison and Logic]]

#* [[Visual Basic Comparison and Logic|Visual Comparison Operators]]

#* [[Visual Basic Comparison and Logic|Visual Basic Logical Operators]]

# [[Visual Basic Flow Control]]

#* [[Visual Basic Flow Contro|Using If ... Then to Make Decisions]]

#* [[Visual Basic Flow Contro|Using If ... Then .. Else to Make Decisions]]

#* [[Visual Basic Flow Contro|Using If ... Then .. ElseIf to Make Decisions]]

#* [[Visual Basic Flow Contro|Evaluating Multiple Possibilities using Select Case]]

#* [[Visual Basic Flow Contro|Using the Visual Basic GoTo Statement]]

# [[Visual Basic For Loops]]

#* [[Visual Basic For Loops|Creating a Visual Basic For Loop]]

#* [[Visual Basic For Loops|Incrementing a For Loop by a Value Greater Than 1]]

#* [[Visual Basic For Loops|Early Exit of a For Loop]]

#* [[Visual Basic For Loops|Continuing a For Loop]]

# [[Visual Basic Do ... Loops]]

#* [[Visual Basic Do ... Loops|Creating a Visual Basic Do ... Loop]]

#* [[Visual Basic Do ... Loops|Visual Basic Do While Loops]]

#* [[Visual Basic Do ... Loops|Visual Basic Do Until Loops]]

# [[Visual Basic Arrays]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|What is a Visual Basic Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|How to Declare a Visual Basic Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Initializing a Visual Basic Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Assigning Values to Individual Array Elements]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Accessing Array Element Values]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Finding the Size of an Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Changing the Size of a Visual Basic Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Clearing a Element Ranges from a Visual Basic Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Sorting a Visual Basic Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Arrays|Searching for Array Elements]]

# [[Visual Basic Multidimensional Arrays]]

#* [[Visual Basic Multidimensional Arrays|Creating a Visual Basic Multidimensional Array]]

#* [[Visual Basic Multidimensional Arrays|Assigning Values to Multidimensional Array Elements]]

#* [[Visual Basic Multidimensional Arrays|Accessing Elements of a Multidimensional Array]]

# [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Creating and Initializing a Visual Basic Date]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Accessing the Date and Time in a Date Variable]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Formatting Dates and Times]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Adjusting a Date or Time]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Retrieving Parts of a Date or Time]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Finding the Interval Between Two Dates or Times]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Accessing the System Date and Time from Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Dates and Times in Visual Basic|Checking if a Value is a Valid Date]]

# [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Joining Strings in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Finding the Length of a String]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Extracting Text from the Beginning of String]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Extracting Text from the End of a String]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Extracting Text from Anywhere in a String]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Searching for a Substring]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Trimming Leading and Trailing Spaces from a String]]

#* [[Working with Strings in Visual Basic|Replacing Text in String]]

# [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|What is an Object?]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|What is a Class?]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|Defining a Visual Basic Class]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|Creating Visual Basic Class Properties]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|Defining Class Methods]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|Instantiating an Object from a Visual Basic Class]]

#* [[Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic|Accessing Object Properties and Methods]]

# [[Accessing Databases Using Visual Basic]]

#* [[Accessing Databases Using Visual Basic|Connected to a Database]]

#* [[Accessing Databases Using Visual Basic|Selecting the Data Source]]

#* [[Accessing Databases Using Visual Basic|Linking Data Sources to an Application]]

#* [[Accessing Databases Using Visual Basic|Adding SQL Statements to a Visual Basic Application]]

# [[Visual Basic and the DataGridView Control]]

#* [[Visual Basic and the DataGridView Control|Connected to a Database]]

#* [[Visual Basic and the DataGridView Control|Selecting the Data Source]]

#* [[Visual Basic and the DataGridView Control|Adding a DataGridView Control]]

#* [[Visual Basic and the DataGridView Control|Saving Changes to a DataGridView]]

#* [[Visual Basic and the DataGridView Control|Customizing the DataGridView Control]]

# [[Working with Files in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Files in Visual Basic|Opening a Text File in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Files in Visual Basic|Writing to a File with Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Files in Visual Basic|Reading From a File in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Files in Visual Basic|Detecting a Change to a File]]

# [[Working with Directories in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Directories in Visual Basic|Creating and Removing a Directory In Visual Basic

#* [[Working with Directories in Visual Basic|Obtaining a Directory Information and Contents Listings in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Directories in Visual Basic|Extracting Parts of a Path Name in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Directories in Visual Basic|Copying Directories in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Working with Directories in Visual Basic|Renaming a Directory in Visual Basic]]

# [[Drawing Graphics in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Drawing Graphics in Visual Basic|Drawing a Filled Shapes in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Drawing Graphics in Visual Basic|Drawing in Visual Basic Using a Pen]]

#* [[Drawing Graphics in Visual Basic|Drawing Shapes in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Drawing Graphics in Visual Basic|Drawing Text in Visual Basic]]

#* [[Drawing Graphics in Visual Basic|Clearing a Drawing Area]]

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