Computer Programming Concepts and Visual Basic David I. Schneider

420 Computer Programming Concepts and Visual Basic
HOW TO: MANAGE WINDOWS
A. Enlarge the active window to fill the entire screen.
1. Click on the Maximize button (page icon; second icon from the right) on the
Title bar of the window.
2. To return the window to its original size, click on the Restore (double-page)
button that has replaced the Maximize button.
B. Move a window.
1. Move the mouse to the title bar of the window.
2. Drag the window to the desired location.
C. Change the size of a window.
1. Move the mouse to the edge of the window which is to be adjusted or to the corner
joining the two edges to be adjusted.
2. When the mouse becomes a double arrow, drag the edge or corner until the window
has the desired size.
D. Close a window.
1. Click on the X button on the far right corner of the title bar.
HOW TO: USE THE PRINTER
A. Obtain a printout of a program.
1. Press Alt/F/P.
2. Press the Enter key.
Note: To print just the text selected as a block or the active (current) window, use
the direction keys to select the desired option.
B. Obtain a printout of the form during run time.
1. Place the statement PrintForm in the Form_Click( ) or other appropriate procedure
of the program which will be executed at the point when the desired output
will be on the form.
HOW TO: USE THE DEBUGGER
A. Stop a program at a specified line.
1. Place the cursor on the desired line.
2. Press F9 or Alt/D/T to highlight the line in red. (This highlighted line is called
a breakpoint. When the program is run it will stop at the breakpoint before executing
the statement.)
Note: To remove this breakpoint, repeat Steps 1 and 2.