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Adding Controls to a Form

Now that you've set the initial properties of your form, it's time to create a user interface by adding objects to the form. Objects that can be placed on a form are called controls. Some controls have a visible interface with which a user can interact, whereas others are always invisible to the user. You'll use controls of both types in this example. On the left side of the screen is a vertical tab titled Toolbox. Click the Toolbox tab now to display the Toolbox window (see Figure 1.6). The toolbox contains all the controls available in the project, such as labels and text boxes.

Figure 1.6. The toolbox is used to select controls to build a user interface.

There are three ways to add a control to a form, and Hour 5 ...