Hello Visual Basic.Net: Introduction

At the end of this lesson:
You will be familiar with the Visual Basic.Net © interface.
You will have created your first program.
You will be able to change properties of the form at design time.
You will know how to Run, Save, and print your program.

1. Print and read the lesson. Follow all instructions as you go along.
(Punch, staple, put in your binder.)

2. Run each of the demos, flowcharts or other materials from the lesson:
Live demo: Your first program, Running and Stopping, Changing Properties
Other demos: Color names , RGB colors

3. Write each of the programs in the lesson. To get the most out of these programs

Following the instructions, get the program to work.
Experiment with it: make little changes and see what happens, make sure you understand it.
Erase it - now try to write it without looking at your notes!

4. All of the programs from the lesson are in an executable zip file. When you click on this link, save the zip file to your disk.
Double click on the EXE file and unzip all of the files to a directory created for this lesson.

Programs: hello

5. Do the self test questions and check your answers.
6. Using the sample programs as a model, write a completely new program that uses the same techniques.

Programming Exercise:
Using what you learned in lesson 1, create an application that:

1. Displays your name in the title bar of the form.
2. Select an icon for the form.
3. Select your favorite color as the background.
4. Locate the exe for your application and run it.

Other Exercises

Write a program that will display the caption "Double Click" at start up. If the user clicks, the form changes to red and the caption becomes "That was a Click, Please Double Click!" . When the form is double clicked, change the form to Green and change the caption to "Very Good!"
Write a program that will display a red form with the caption "Red" at start up. If the user clicks, the form changes to blue and the caption becomes "Blue" . When the form is double clicked, change the form to Yellow and display the message "Yellow". Add other colors for other events.

Hello Visual Basic.Net: Introduction

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