VS .NET IDE

Code Designer Window

Code Designers like the image below allows us to edit and write code. This is the window that opens when we double-click on the Web Form or any control. This is the place where we write all the code for the application. Notice the two drop-down list boxes at the top of the code window in the image below. The left box allows us to select the object's code we are working with and the right box allows us to select the part of code that we want to work. Also notice the "+" and "-" boxes in the code designer. You can use those boxes to display code Visual Basic .NET already created, like, Web Form Designer generated code, etc.

Properties Window

The properties window allows us to set properties for various objects. For example, if you want to change the font, font size, backcolor, name, text that appears on a label, textbox, etc, you can do that in this window. Below is the image of properties window. You can view the properties window by selecting View->Properties Window from the main menu or by pressing F4 on the keyboard.

Toolbox Window

The toolbox window is the window that gives us access to all controls, components, etc. As you can see from the image below, the toolbox uses tabs to divide it's contents into categories (Data, Web Forms, Components, HTML, Clipboard Ring and General). The Data tab displays tools for creating datasets and making data connections, the Web Forms tab displays tools for adding Web Server controls to the form, the HTML tab displays tools for adding HTML controls to the form, the General tab is left empty by default and the Clipboard Ring tab displays recent items stored in the clipboard and allows us to select from them.

Dynamic Help Window

The dynamic help window displays help which looks up for things automatically. For example, if you want to get help with a label control, select the label and select Help->Dynamic Help from the main menu. Doing that displays all the information relating to labels. The image below displays that. You can get help relating to anything with this feature. Say, if you want to know more about the Label control, select the label and select Dynamic Help from the Help menu. Doing so displays information about the label control.

Task List Window

The task list window displays all the tasks that VB .NET assumes we still have to finish. You can view the task list window by selecting View->Show tasks->All or View->Other Windows->Task List from the main menu. The image below shows that. Task list displays syntax errors and other errors you normally encounter during coding.

Class View Window

The class view window like the image below is the window that presents solutions and projects in terms of the classes they contain and the members of these classes. Using the class view window also helps us to find a member of a class that we want to work with. As you can notice from the image, the class view window displayed all the methods and events for the controls which are available on the form.

Output Window

The output window as you can see in the image below displays the results of building and running applications.

Object Browser Window

The object browser window allows us to view all the members of an object at once. It lists all the objects in our code and gives us access to them. The image below displays the object browser window. You can view the object browser window by selecting View->Other Windows-> Object Browser from the main menu.