Introduction to VB Design Forms

4 Basic steps on how to design VB forms.

Step 1: Opening VB forms in Visual Studio

You will need to open Visual Basic Studio in your computer and the File tabs on the upper left of the window to open a new project.   After doing that this window will show and you will just need to search for the windows forms app then click next.

Step 2: Designing the form to its specific purpose

Now here's your form:

Given the windows here in the environment you have the Toolbox on the left most part of the window, the Solution explorer on top of the Properties tab on the right most part of the window. 

• The toolbox would hold all the tools you need to design the vb forms and to what kind of interaction of tools you want for the user. 
• The Solution explorer would hold all the forms within the project meaning that in one project it can hold multiple forms that you designed and you can navigate and rename each form as you open your project or see it all in the solution explorer.
• Properties tab would hold the Name of the element or tool that you inserted within the form and the variable name and label of that element.

Step 3: Now double click the button tool that you inserted

Now it will lead you to the code window for the given form.

Given that I only inserted one interactive button I will only provide a set of code or action for that button which will involve the value of textbox and provide it to my second label tool at the bottom which was named Your name:.

Step 4: Click the start and see the process and output of your Design!

The final step for introduction in designing vb forms would be the testing of your form and codes.

Assuming there are no given errors within the process it should look like this and whenever I provide something within the textbox and click the button it would be added in the label below the button.

And there you have it guys a simple and basic way on how to create a Windows App form in Visual Basic Studio.  I hope that you all learned something from this and improve whatever learning you got by more research and trials on your own.

Made by: Caridad, Vince Cedrick A.

                BSIT - 201BA