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Introduction to Visual Basic 6.0
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| Microsoft Visual Basic is a
software development tool, which
means it is a tool that allows you to create programs. Visual Basic
combines a graphical user interface (GUI) and programming code to
make program development as rapid as possible. With
Visual Basic, you use common GUI tools to create the user interface for
your program (typically the form) then an easy to use programming language
provides the functionality for the program. |
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Like other Microsoft products, Visual Basic can be started from a
shortcut on the desktop or from the Start button and the Programs menu. |
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Click the start button. |
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Position the mouse to the Programs menu. |
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Locate the Visual Basic 6.0 title on the menu and click. |
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The New Project Dialog Box opens. Your screen should appear
similar to the diagram. |
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| For a new project, choose
the default, Standard.exe and click on Open. For an existing project, Click on the Existing Tab. Choose
the location of the folder by clicking in down arrow in the Look In drop
down list. Choose the drive or disk that holds the data files for
this lesson. A list of files appears in the dialog box. Click
on the filename of the project once to select it. Click on the OPEN
button.
You can also double-click the filename and the project will open.
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Click
Components
to learn the screen components.
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