Description

Target Audience

Objectives

• Create a simple Windows Forms application.
• Configure standard controls.
• Build menus.
• Display and edit data by using data-bound controls.
• Provide user assistance and enhance usability.
• Create consistent applications by using dialogs and forms inheritance.
• Add print and report functionality to a Windows Forms application.
• Perform asynchronous tasks by using the BackgroundWorker component.
• Deploy a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce.

Prerequisites

• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE) and tools
• Understand Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and the Common Language Runtime
• Be able to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language
• Know how to make assemblies available to other applications
• Have a basic understanding of XML, including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces.

Outline

• Unit 1: Creating a Simple Windows Forms Application
  • Components of a Windows Forms User Interface
  • Event Handling in a Windows Forms Application
  • Lab 1: Creating a Simple Windows Forms Application
    • Exercise 1. Adding and Configuring Windows Forms and Controls
    • Exercise 2. Creating Event Handlers and Monitoring Events
    • Exercise 3. Adding Controls and Handlers at Run Time
    • Exercise 4. Adding a Form Keyboard Handler (if time permits)

• Unit 2: Configuring Standard Controls
  • Windows Forms Controls by Function
  • Lab 2: Configuring Standard Controls
    • Exercise 1. Creating the EmployeeViewer Form
    • Exercise 2. Creating the ReportGenerator Form
    • Exercise 3. Creating the ReportGeneratorHelp Form

• Unit 3: Building Menus
  • Menus in Windows Forms
  • Lab 3: Building Menus
    • Exercise 1. Creating and Configuring a MenuStrip Control
    • Exercise 2. Creating and Configuring a ContextMenuStrip Component
    • Exercise 3. Hiding and Disabling a ToolStripMenuItem
    • Exercise 4. Creating and Configuring a ToolStripComboBox (if time permits)

• Unit 4: Displaying and Editing Data by Using Data-Bound Controls
  • Binding Data to a Control
  • DataGridView Control
  • Lab 4: Displaying and Editing Data by Using Data-Bound Controls
    • Exercise 1. Adding a Data Source to a Project
    • Exercise 2. Binding Data to a Control
    • Exercise 3. Creating a Bound Form by Using the BindingSource and BindingNavigator Components
    • Exercise 4. Displaying Data by Using the DataGridView Control
    • Exercise 5. Binding to Data at Run Time (if time permits)

• Unit 5: Providing User Assistance and Enhancing Usability
  • Providing User Assistance
  • Implementing Accessibility Features
  • Implementing Globalization and Localization
  • Lab 5: Providing User Assistance and Enhancing Usability
    • Exercise 1. Adding and Configuring User Assistance Controls
    • Exercise 2. Implementing Accessibility Features
    • Exercise 3. Implementing Globalization and Localization
    • Exercise 4. Running a Procedure at Set Intervals (if time permits)
    • Exercise 5. Displaying Data Source Errors (if time permits)

• Unit 6: Creating Consistent Applications by Using Dialog Boxes and Forms Inheritance
  • Dialog Boxes in a Windows Forms Application
  • Windows Forms Inheritance
  • Lab 6: Creating Consistent Applications by Using Dialog Boxes and Forms Inheritance
    • Exercise 1. Adding and Configuring Dialog Box Components
    • Exercise 2. Creating a Custom Dialog Box
    • Exercise 3. Implementing Windows Forms Inheritance
    • Exercise 4. Modifying an Existing Form to Inherit from a Base Form (if time permits)

• Unit 7: Printing Content and Creating Reports
  • Printing in a Windows Forms Application
  • Reporting in a Windows Forms Application
  • Lab 7: Printing Content and Creating Reports
    • Exercise 1. Adding Print Capability to a Windows Forms Application
    • Exercise 2. Implementing Reporting by Using the CrystalReportViewer Component

• Unit 8: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using the BackgroundWorker Component
  • Asynchronous Tasks in Windows Forms Applications
  • Lab 8: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using the BackgroundWorker Component
    • Exercise 1. Running and Canceling a Background Process by Using the BackgroundWorker Component

• Unit 9: Deploying Applications by Using ClickOnce
  • Windows Forms Application Deployment Options
  • ClickOnce Technology Overview
  • Lab 9: Deploying Applications by Using ClickOnce
    • Exercise 1. Publishing a ClickOnce Application
    • Exercise 2. Installing and Testing a ClickOnce Application