The document describes the main components of the Visual Basic work environment including the main window, menu bar, toolbar, and toolbox. It explains how events work and how they are handled through event procedures. Common user actions that trigger events are starting the program, pressing keys, mouse movements, and closing the program. The document provides steps for creating a Visual Basic application using the wizard, including selecting project options and interface elements. It describes how to view and run the generated code.

2. Visual Basic Work Place
 CONTAINS DIFFERENT WINDOWS AND
BARS:
 1. MAIN WINDOW
 2. MENU BAR
 3. TOOLBAR
 4. TOOLBOX

4. CONTROLLING EVENTS
 PROJECT WINDOW DESCRIBES TWO ASPECTS
OF VISUAL BASIC APPLICATION:
 1. FILE NAME – Form should be unique.
 2. INTERNAL NAME – use in code to refer to a specific
form or module.

6. EVENT
- IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER AN ACTION IS DONE
USUALLY BY THE USER.
Common events to many controls:
- Change - key press
- Click - mouse down
-Dbl - mouse up
-Drag drop - mouse move
-Drag over
-Key down

7. EVENT PROCEDURE
 IF THE EVENT IS DETECTED, THE PROJECT FINDS
A SERIES OF INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO THE
EVENT.
SOME MAIN USER ACTIONS THAT EXECUTE
THE EVENTS IN PROGRAM:
 STARTING THE PROGRAM
 PRESS AKEY
 MOVE THE MOUSE
 CLOSE THE PROGRAM

9. RUNNING APPLICATIONS
THREE WAYS TO RUN THE PROGRAM:
 PRESS THE F5 KEY
 CLICK THE RUN IN THE MENU, THEN SELECT
THE START.
 CLICK THE BUTTON.

11. VIEWING THE CODE
CODE WINDOW
- IS A PLACE WHERE ALL THE COMMANDS THAT
CONSTITUTE A FORM, OR A CONTROL ARE
LOCATED.

13. STEPS IN CREATING VISUAL BASIC
APPLICATION:
1. SELECT FILE > NEW PROJECT. CLICK NO AT
THE DIALOG BOX IF IT ASK YOU TO SAVE
ANY CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUSLY OPEN
INTEREST CALCULATION APPLICATION TO
AVOID OVER WRITING ANY CHANGES YOU
MIGHT HAVE MADE IN THE PROCESS.

15. 2. THE NEW PROJECT DIALOG BOX APPEARS.
DOUBLE-CLICK THE VB APPLICATION WIZARD
ICON.

17. 3. FAMILIARIZED YOURSELF WITH THE WIZARD’S
DIALOG BOXES. CLICK NEXT TO MOVE TO THE
NEXT DIALOG BOX. KEEP ALL THE DEFAULT
VALUES ON THE MENUS DIALOG BOX. THE
WIZARD WILL GIVE A CHOICE OF MENU ITEMS
YOU WANT TO SEE ON THE GENERATED MENU
BAR FOR THE NEW APPLICATION.

18. 4. A DIALOG BOX THAT DESCRIBES TH
APPLICATION’S INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IS
INCLUDED IN THE MENU. IF SELECTED, THE
GENERATED APPLICATION WILL BE ALLWED TO
DIRECTLY ACCESS THE WEB WHERE YOU CAN
SEND THE APPLICATION TO ONLINE USERS.
THIS LESSON WILL NOT COVER WEB
APPLICATIONS SO DESELECT THE INTERNET
ACCESS. CLICK NEXT TO MOVE THROUGH THE
DIALOG BOXES.

19. 5. BEFORE YOU REACH TH FINAL BOX, THE
WIZARD WILL PROVIDE YOU AN OPTION TO
INTERFACE WITH THE DATABASE PROGRAM
LIKE MICROSOFT ACCESS.

20. 6. CLICK FINISH AND WATCH THE WIZARD
PERFORMS INPUTTING THE APPLICATIONS
TOGETHER, ADDING THE FORMS, AND
BUILDING THE MENUS.

21. 7. CLOSE THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS BY CLICKING
THE CLOSING DIALOG BOX. THE WIZARD WILL
DISPLAY AN APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT. TO DISPLAY FORMS AND CODE
MODULES, DOUBLE-CLICK ANY OBJECT IN THE
PROJECT WINDOW.

22. 8. RUN THE PROGRAM TO TEST HOW IT WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN.