First Lecture in Computer 2

2.  Controls and their Codes
 Variables and Constants
 Operators and Functions
 Conditional Statements
› If-Then
› If-Then-Else
› Nested Ifs
› Select Case

3.  Procedure – declarations that are
performed when you do an action to an
object
 Design Time
 Run Time
 Events –
 Methods -

4.  Caption – sets the text on the title bar
 Back Color – background color
 Control Box
› True: Makes the Control Menu visible
› False: Hides the Control Menu

5.  BorderStyle
› 0 – None: Can’t be resized, No Title Bar
› 1- Fixed Single: Border can’t be resized at
runtime, Title Bar only has the close button,
cannot be moved
› 2 – Sizable: Default Setting, Border can be
resized and Title Bar has Minimize, Maximize
and Close Buttons

7.  Load – performed as the form is being
loaded
› Can be accessed by double-clicking an
empty space on the form
Sample Code:
Private Sub Form_Load
Form1.BackColor = vbBlue
End Sub

9.  Caption – sets the text on the button
 Default – determines which is the default
command button on the form
› True: Button is activated when Enter is pressed
 Cancel – indicates whether a button is
the cancel button in a form
› True: Button is activated when ESC is pressed
*Note: You can only have one Default and
Cancel button on a Form

10.  Style – sets the appearance of a control
› 0 – Standard : Text-Only
› 1 – Graphical : Can contain a Picture or
Colored Background
 Enabled – sets whether a control can
interact with an event
› Can be True or False
 Visible – Hides or shows a button
› Can be True or False

11.  Click - performs an action when the
control is clicked
Syntax:
Private Sub Command1_Click ()
Statements
End Sub

12.  Alignment - Sets the alignment
› 0-Left Justify: Align Left
› 1-Right Justify: Align Right
› 2-Center: Align Center
 Auto Size – automatically resizes the
label to fit the contents
› Can be True or False
 Back Style – indicates whether the
background is transparent or opaque

13.  Text – displays text on the text box
 Max Length – limits the number of
characters to be entered by the user
 Password Char – Sets the character that
would mask the characters entered by
the user

14.  Locked – sets whether the user can edit
the text on a control
› True: User can’t edit the text
› False: User can edit the text
 Tab Index – sets the order in which
controls get the focus
› Starts at zero