Getting Started In Visual Basics

Visual Basics is probably the most easiest coding language ever made because it is so simple to learn and use.

Here is how to start

Download Visual Basics 2010

Free download here

When it is downloaded; open it and it should look like this

Click on the new project button

When you have clicked that this menu will show up

Make sure you click on “Windows Form Application” and name it what ever you want it to be

When you have done that this will come up

On the left is the toolbox this will contain all the items you will need to make an application (buttons,textbox,labels)

On the right is the properties box where you can change everything from color to size and text.

To put an item onto your form (your application) drag it on to your form.

Because you are new we are going to start with some simple code.

on the left look for a button and a label and drag them into the form. Like this

click on the label and look in the properties (on the right)  and look for “font” and click on the button with the dots on,  and the next menu that will show up will be the font menu, so chose the font and size you want.

When you have changed the font press “Ok” on the font menu and it will take you back to the form.

Then double click on the button and right this code (you can copy and paste it but it is best not to so you will learn it)

label1.text = (“put your text here”)

Now when you have clicked the button the labels text will change to what you want it to be.

In lesson 2 we will be looking at more advanced codes.