24 Part I Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010
- Experiment with the browser and how it functions within the IDE.
Although the browser is more basic than Internet Explorer or another full-featured
browser, you may find it a useful addition to the Visual Studio tool collection. You can
also open and run Internet Explorer (or another browser) directly from the Windows
taskbar.- When you’re finished, click the Close button on the right side of the Web browser tab
or title bar to close the window.
Getting Help
Visual Studio includes Help documentation that you can use to learn more about the Visual
Studio IDE, the Visual Basic programming language, and the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Take a moment to explore these Help resources now before moving on to Chapter 2, where
you’ll build your first program.If you have used Visual Studio 2008, you will notice some differences in the Visual Studio
2010 Help documentation. Most significantly, Help is now hosted within your Web browser.
Table 1-1 highlights the major differences that you should be aware of.