September 2012
Beginner
744 pages
19h 30m
English
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Chapter 8
Displaying Dialogs
What You Will Learn in this Chapter
- Creating a message box using different buttons and icons
- Creating an Open dialog that enables you to open files
- Creating a Save dialog that enables you to save files
- Creating a Font dialog that enables you to apply the selected font to text
- Creating a Color dialog that enables you to define and select custom colors
- Creating a Print dialog that prints text from your application
- Creating a Browse dialog that enables you to browse for folders
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Visual Basic 2012 provides several built-in dialogs that help you provide a rich user interface in your front-end applications. These dialogs provide the same common user interface that is found in most Windows applications. They also provide many properties and methods that enable you to customize them to suit your needs while still maintaining the standard look of Windows Forms applications.
This chapter explores these dialogs in depth and shows how you can use them in your Visual Basic 2012 applications to help you build more professional-looking applications for your users.
The MessageBox
MessageBox is one of those dialogs that you will use often as a developer. This dialog enables you to display ...