Computer Programming Concepts and Visual Basic David I. Schneider

2. Point to Programs.
3. Point to Accessories.
4. Click Character Map.
5. Click on the underlined down arrow at the right end of the Font box.
6. Highlight the desired font and press the Enter key or click on the desired font.
D. Display an ANSI or ASCII code for a character with a code above 128.
1. Proceed as described in item C above to display the font containing the character
of interest.
2. Click on the character of interest. Displayed at the right end of the bottom line
of the font table is Alt+0xxx, where xxx is the code for the character.
HOW TO: DESIGN A FORM
A. Display the ToolBox.
1. Press Alt/V/X.
B. Place a new control on the form.
Option I: (new control with default size and position)
1. Double-click on the control’s icon in the ToolBox. The new control appears at
the center of the form.
2. Size and position the control as described in items G and H, which follow.
Option II: (a single new control sized and positioned as it is created)
1. Click on the control’s icon in the ToolBox.
2. Move the mouse to the approximate position on the form desired for the upperleft
corner of the control.
3. Press and hold the left mouse button.
4. Move the mouse to the position on the form desired for the lower-right corner
of the control. A dashed box will indicate the overall shape of the new control.
5. Release the left mouse button.
6. The control can be resized and repositioned as described in items G and H.
Option III: (create multiple instances of the same control)
1. Click on the control’s icon in the ToolBox while holding down the Ctrl key.
2. Repeatedly use Steps 2 to 5 of Option II to create instances of the control.
3. When finished creating instances of this control, click on the arrow icon in the
ToolBox.
C. Create a related group of controls.
1. To hold the related group of controls, place a picture box or frame control on
the form.
2. Use Option II or III in item B of this section to place controls in the picture box
or frame.
D. Select a particular control.
1. Click on the control.
or
1. Press the Tab key until the control is selected.
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