Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step eBook

174 Part II Programming Fundamentals

3. Click the Label control in the Toolbox, and then draw a label near the top of the form to
   display a title for the program.


4. Use the Label control to create a second label object below the first.

You’ll use this label as a title for the list box.

5. Click the ListBox control in the Toolbox, and then create a list box below the second
   label.


6. Use the Label control to draw two more labels below the list box to display program
   output.


7. Use the Button control to create a small button on the bottom of the form.


8. Open the Properties window, and then set the properties as shown in the following
   table, for the objects that you have just created.

Object Property Setting

Form1 Text “Case Greeting”

Label1 Font

Name

Text

Times New Roman, Bold, 12 point

lblTitle

“International Welcome Program”

Label2 Name

Text

lblTextBoxLabel

“Choose a country”

Label3 Font

Name

Text

Microsoft Sans Serif 10 point

lblCountry

(empty)

Label4 AutoSize

BorderStyle

ForeColor

Name

Text

False

Fixed3D

Red

lblGreeting

(empty)

ListBox1 Name lstCountryBox

Button1 Name

Text

btnQuit

“Quit”

Since there are so many objects, you’ll also assign Name properties to help you easily

identify the control on the form and within your program code. (When the properties in

the Properties window are sorted alphabetically, you’ll find Name listed in parentheses

near the top of the Properties window. When the properties in the Properties window

are sorted by category, you’ll find Name listed in parentheses in the Design category .)

I recommend that you use the Name property whenever you have more than four or

five objects in a program. In this example, I’ve given the objects names that feature

a three-character prefix to identify the object type, such as btn (for button), lbl (for

label), and lst (for list box).