To create a c# Windows application

The purpose of this topic is to acquaint you with elements of the Visual C# Express Edition integrated development environment (IDE) as you use Windows Forms to build a relatively straightforward C# program. Windows Forms provide your project with components, such as dialog boxes, menus, buttons, and many other controls, that make up a standard Windows application user interface (UI). Fundamentally, these controls are just classes from the .NET Framework class library. The Designer view in Visual C# Express Edition enables you to drag the controls onto your application's main form and adjust their size and position. As you do this, the IDE automatically adds the source code to create an instance of the appropriate class and initialize it.

This example shows you how to create your own Web browser application, which you can customize with shortcuts to your favorite Web sites.

In this section, you'll learn how to complete the following tasks:

• Create a new Windows Forms application.

• Toggle between Code view and Designer view.

• Change the Windows Form's properties.

• Add a MenuStrip control.

• Add a Button control.

• Create and populate a ComboBox control.

• Use a WebBrowser control.

• Create event handlers for controls.

1. On the File menu, click New Project.

The New Project dialog box appears. This dialog box lists the different default application types that Visual C# Express Edition can create.

2. Select Windows Forms Application as your project type.

3. Change the name of your application to Web Browser.

4. Click OK.