Learn Visual Basic 6.0

3. Exploring the Visual Basic Toolbox

The Form Object

1. The Form is where the user interface is drawn. It is central to the development of Visual Basic applications.
   
   
2. Form Properties:
   
   

   Appearance	Selects 3-D or flat appearance.
   BackColor	Sets the form background color.
   BorderStyle	Sets the form border to be fixed or sizeable.
   Caption	Sets the form window title.
   Enabled	If True, allows the form to respond to mouse and keyboard events; if False, disables form.
   Font	Sets font type, style, size.
   ForeColor	Sets color of text or graphics.
   Picture	Places a bitmap picture in the form.
   Visible	If False, hides the form.

   
   
3. Form Events:
   
   

   Activate	Form_Activate event is triggered when form becomes the active window.
   Click	Form_Click event is triggered when user clicks on form.
   DblClick	Form_DblClick event is triggered when user double-clicks on form.
   Load	Form_Load event occurs when form is loaded. This is a good place to initialize variables and set any run-time properties.

   
   
4. Form Methods:
   
   

   Cls	Clears all graphics and text from form. Does not clear any objects.
   Print	Prints text string on the form.

   
   Examples
   
   frmExample.Cls ' clears the form
   frmExample.Print "This will print on the form"
   
   

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