Section A: Introduction
· What to do with VB?
· Using VB Skills
· What to Learn?
· Visual Studio
· Visual Basic-Flavors
· Installation Issues
· Event Driven Programming

Section B: VB Design Environment
· Integrated Design Environment
· MDI vs. SDI
· Getting Started
· Adding a Project
· What is a Project?
· What is a Form?

Section C: Standard Controls & Common Properties
· What is a Property?
· Standard Properties
· Standard Controls
· Placing Controls on a Form

Section D: Text Box
· Text Box Properties
· Text Box Events
· Methods
· Creating Text Boxes

Section E: Variables & Constraints
· Basics
· Types of Variables
· Variable Names
· Variable Creation

Section F: String Manipulations
· Types of String Manipulations
· Examples
· Concentration

Section G: Conditional Statements
· What are Conditional Statements?
· If-Then-Else
· Case Statement
· Creating Conditions

Section H: Project Example 1
· Putting it all Together
· Creating Controls
· Adding Code & Testing

Section A: Creating a Loop
· Types of Loops
· Do…Loop
· For…Next

Section B: Arrays
· Types of Arrays
· 10 Element-Arrays

Section C: Additional Controls
· Other Tools
· Frames & Option Buttons
· Check Boxes
· Scroll Bars

Section D: Project Example 2
· Updating Hangman Project
· Updating Code

Section E: Procedures & Functions
· Creating Procedures
· Sub Routines
· Creating Functions

Section F: Variable & Procedure Scope
· Declaring a Variable
· Procedure & Function Scope

Section G: Debugging
· Tips for Debugging

Section H: Project Example 3
· Updating Code

Section A: Graphics Techniques
· Picture Control
· Image Control
· Shape Control
· Zorder Method
· Creating Graphics

Section B: Additional Controls
· List Box & Combo Box
· Timer
· Common Dialog
· Programming These Controls

Section C: File I/O
· Working with Files
· Retrieving Data
· Freefile Function
· Open Statement/Input Statement
· Print Statement
· File I/O Examples

Section D: Calling Functions from *.DLL
· What is *.DLL?
· Declare Statement
· Storing Variables
· Calling in VB

Section E: Database Access
· Data Control
· Bound Controls
· Additional Data Control Properties
· Creating a Database Access Application

Section F: Using Menus
· Menu Editor
· Form Pop-up Menu
· Adding Menus
· Adding a Pop-up Menu

Section G: Field Validation
· Form Based Processing
· What Not to Do…
· Good Practice
· Field Validation in VB

Section H: Project Example 4
· Using What You've Learned