Learn more tools available in User Form

There are several tools at your disposal on the Visual Basic Toolbox. Listed below are some of the most basic tools aside from the already mentioned label, textbox, and button.

Check out the toolbox and feel free to modify any of your user forms.

Checkbox

Enables the user to select or clear the associated component.

Checked Listbox

Displays a list of items with a check box on the left of each item.

Combobox

Displays an editable textbox with a drop down list of permissible values.

DateTimePicker

Enables the user to pick a date and time and to display the date and time in a specified format.

LinkLabel

Displays a label control that supports the hyperlink capability.

Listbox

Displays a list where the user can select items.

Listview

Displays a list of items in one of five different views.

Masked Textbox

Uses a mask to distinguish between proper and improper user input.

Month Calendar

Displays a monthly calendar wherein the user can select a date.

Notify Icon

Displays an icon in the notification area, on the right side of the windows taskbar.

Numeric Up Down

Specifies support for transacted initialization.

Picture Box

Displays a picture.

Progress Bar

Displays the progress of an operation to a user.

Radio Button

Enables the user to select one option among other radio buttons.

Rich Textbox

Provides the user with advanced text entry.

Tool Tip

Displays information when the user moves the pointer over a control.

Tree View

Displays a hierarchical view of labeled items to the user.

Web Browser

Enables the user to browse the web through a user form.

Aside from the aforementioned tools, feel free to use the other more advanced tools on your toolbox.

There are hundreds of tools at your disposal on the VB .NET platform. Feel free to roam around and discover the many tools that you can use to make your applications more vibrant and effective. Good luck and enjoy!