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2546 - Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Prerequisites:Before attending this workshop, students must:

• 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

Duration: 3 days

Module 1: Creating a Simple Windows Forms Application

• Components of a Windows Forms User Interface
• Event Handling in a Windows Forms Application
• Adding and Configuring Windows Forms and Controls
• Creating Event Handlers and Monitoring Events
• Adding Controls and Handlers at Run Time
• Adding a Form Keyboard Handler

Module 2: Configuring Standard Controls

• Windows Forms Controls by Function
• Creating the Employee Viewer Form
• Creating the Report Generator Form
• Creating the ReportGeneratorHelp Form

Module 3: Building Menus

• Menus in Windows Forms
• Creating and Configuring a MenuStrip Control
• Creating and Configuring a ContextMenuStrip Component
• Hiding and Disabling a ToolStripMenuItem
• Creating and Configuring a ToolStripComboBox

Module 4: Displaying and Editing Data by Using Data-Bound Controls

• Binding Data to a Control
• DataGridView Control
• Adding a Data Source to a Project
• Binding Data to a Control
• Creating a Bound Form by Using the BindingSource and BindingNavigator Components
• Displaying Data by Using the DataGridView Control
• Binding to Data at Run Time

Module 5: Providing User Assistance and Enhancing Usability

• Providing User Assistance
• Implementing Accessibility Features
• Implementing Globalization and Localization
• Adding and Configuring User Assistance Controls
• Running a Procedure at Set Intervals
• Displaying Data Source Errors

Module 6: Creating Consistent Applications by Using Dialog Boxes and Forms

• Inheritance
• Dialog Boxes in a Windows Forms Application
• Windows Forms Inheritance
• Adding and Configuring Dialog Box Components
• Creating a Custom Dialog Box
• Implementing Windows Forms Inheritance
• Modifying an Existing Form to Inherit from a Base Form

Module 7: Printing Content and Creating Reports

• Printing in a Windows Forms Application
• Reporting in a Windows Forms Application
• Adding Print Capability to a Windows Forms Application
• Implementing Reporting by Using the CrystalReportViewer Component

Module 8: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using the BackgroundWorker Component

• Asynchronous Tasks in Windows Forms Applications
• Running and Canceling a Background Process by Using the BackgroundWorker Component

Module 9: Deploying Applications by Using ClickOnce

• Windows Forms Application Deployment Options
• ClickOnce Technology Overview
• Publishing a ClickOnce Application
• Installing and Testing a ClickOnce Application