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Visual Basic 2005 Mini Tutorials

These tutorials are designed to help you learn visual basic 2005 in a step by step manner. If you have not yet installed VB2005 on your computer, we strongly suggest that you download and install VB2005 Express Edidtion so that you can practice what you learn. It goes, without saying, that you can only learn programming by practicing and making your own mistakes.

Tutorial 1: Absolute Beginner’s Video Series  (16 Videos FREE)

These videos are excellent for someone just starting out with Visual Basic 2005. The videos are produced by Bob Tabor from LearnVisualStudio.NET. To access 500+ additional videos on VB.NET, C#.NET, ASP.NET, and Visual Studio, we recommend you subscribe to LearnVisualStudio.NET. Simply put, if you are interested in learning about .NET related technologies, this site provides the best value for your money. They offer a 30-day money back guarantee, which gives you a chance to evaluate their videos risk-free.

Tutorial 2:  Creating Your First Visual Basic Program

This is another nice and short tutorial to get you started with Visual Basic 2005. The tutorial is structured in 5 logical steps which helps you become familiar with the phases of writing a program. The steps are:

Step 1: Create a Project in Visual Basic

Step 2: Create a User Interface

Step 3: Customize Looks and Behavior

Step 4: Add Visual Basic Code

Step 5: Run and Test Your Program

The tutorial also includes a video demonstration of these steps.

 

Tutorial 3:  Programming Visual Basic 2005 by Illustration

In this tutorial, you learn how to design a simple program that allows a user to click on a button, causing the program to respond with a welcome message, “Welcome to Visual Basic 2005!”  The tutorial uses illustartions to help you move through the tutorial quickly.

Visual Basic 2005 Programming Tips

HT-1.      How do I Start and stop Visual Basic 2005?

HT-2.      How do I Display line numbers in the code editor?

HT-3.      How do I Add a control instance to a form?

HT-4.      How do I Delete a control instance from a form?

HT-5.      How do I Move and resize a control?

HT-6.      How do I Set properties for a control at design time?

HT-7.      How do I Set properties simultaneously for multiple control?

HT-8.      How do I Align multiple controls?

HT-9.      How do I Make multiple controls the same size?

More tips comming soon.

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