Visual Basic allows creating multiple forms for a project. Common uses include splash screens that load at startup and about boxes with program information. Splash screens display briefly without a close command, while about boxes are modal and must close before continuing. Forms can also be modified programmatically before displaying.

1. Visual Basic
Multiple Forms

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Objectives
 Create multiple forms for a project.
 Use multiple forms to add an About
box to your program.
 Use multiple forms to create a Splash
screen that loads when your program
starts.
 Modify a form at run time.

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Using Multiple Forms
 Visual basic .NET allows you to work
with multiple forms.
 A splash screen is a window that
appears briefly when a program is
started.
 An About box might include
information about the program.

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Creating a New Form
 The first step in using additional forms in
your project is to create the new form.
 To get the About box to appear, some
command must be issued.
 A modal form must be dismissed before you can
continue working with the application.
 A modaless form can stay on the screen and be
moved behind other forms in a project .

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Adding a Splash Screen
 Adding a splash screen is similar to
adding an About box.
 The splash screen must be loaded before
your main screen.
 Unlike an About box, a splash screen
does not have a command to close it.

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Modifying a Form at Run Time
 Just as the objects on a form can be
modified while the form is being
displayed, form objects can also be
modified before the form is displayed.

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Summary
 Visual Basic. NET programs can include
multiple forms. Splash screens and About
boxes are two common uses for additional
forms in a program.
 Modal forms must be closed before other
forms in a project can be used.
 Modaless forms can remain open, and a
program can switch back and forth between
several modaless forms.

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Summary (continued)
 The Close method is used to shut down a
form and leave the program running.
 A program module that includes only code
can be used to control several forms.
 Forms can be created without any border
and placed in the center of the screen.

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Summary (continued)
 The Property Pages dialog box lets you
select which form or module starts up the
program when it runs.
 The properties of a form and the object on
the form can be changed under program
control before the form is displayed.