This table lists the naming conventions for objects created by Standard Visual Basic Controls.
| Object | Use | Prefix | Example |
| combo box | allows a drop down menu and the user can select the one they want | cbo | cboLanguage |
| check box | allows the user to make a simple yes/no type of selection | chk | chkDisplayalways |
| command button | a button that when clicked will perform an action
(Its code) |
cmd | cmdOk |
| form | a canvas for all the objects, may use more than one form | frm | frmCalculator |
| image | use the Image control to display a graphic. The image control uses fewer system resources and repaints faster than a PictureBox control | img | imgClown |
| label | a label control is a graphical control you can use to display text that a user can't change directly | lbl | lblTown |
| option button | an OptionButton control displays an option that can be turned on or off | opt | optGender |
| picture box | a PictureBox control can display a graphic from a bitmap, JPEG, or GIF files. It clips the graphic if the control isn't large enough to display the en tire image | pic | picHouse |
| text box | a text box control can display text enter by the programmer and can also accept text from the user | txt | txtName |
| Variable Types |
Uses |
Prefix |
| Single |
numbers, possibly decimals |
sng |
| Double |
numbers, possibly decimals |
dbl |
| Integers |
numbers, no decimals |
int |
| Long |
numbers, not decimals |
lng |
| Currency |
dollar values |
cur |
| String |
text |
str |
| Boolean |
true or false |
bln |