This document discusses how to add drawings and graphics to forms in Visual Basic by using shape controls, picture boxes, and loading image files. Shape controls allow you to place graphic elements on a form and choose from common shapes like rectangles, circles, and ovals. Actual pictures can be added using picture box controls or loading images directly onto the form, with compatible file formats including BMP, GIF, JPG, and WMF images.

1. Putting
Drawings in
Forms and
Picture Boxes

2. • Use the SHAPE control to place
graphics elements on a form. You can
change the SHAPE propertyof the
shape control to create any of the
shapes.

3. • 0 Rectangle
• 1 Square
• 2 Oval
• 3 Circle
• 4 RoundedRectangle
• 5 Rounded Square

5. To enhance your project with
graphics, place actual pictures on
your form by loading theImage and
Picture Boxcontrols or on the form
itself.

6. The graphics File Formatsthat are compatible are:
File Extension Type of File
.BMP
Windows Bitmap File
.DIB Device Independent Bitmap File
.GIF Graphics InterchangeFormat
.ICO, .CUR Icon
.JPG
JPEG images (Joint PhotographicExpert
Group)
.WMF Windows Metafile