In the Visual Studio IDE, the Diagnostics Tools window will open, and an Output window will open, too. In the Form1.vb window, between the Private Sub and End Sub lines, type or enter lblHelloWorld.Text = 'Hello World!' as shown in the following screenshot:Ĭlick the Start button to run the application. (Alternatively, you can expand Form1.vb in Solution Explorer, and then click Form1.) In the Form1.vb window, double-click the Click this button to open the Form1.vb window. In either the Design section or the (DataBindings) section of the Properties window, change the name of Label1 to lblHelloWorld, and then press Enter. Select the Label control from the Toolbox window, and then drag it onto the form and drop it beneath the Click this button. Now that we've added a button control to create an action, let's add a label control to send text to. If you've alphabetized the list in the Properties window, Button1 appears in the (DataBindings) section, instead.

In the Design section of the Properties window, change the name from Button1 to btnClickThis, and then press Enter. To do so, click View > Properties Window. (If you don't see the Properties window, you can open it from the menu bar. In the Appearance section (or the Fonts section) of the Properties window, type Click this, and then press Enter. Or, press Ctrl+ Alt+ X.)Ĭlick the Pin icon to dock the Toolbox window.Ĭlick the Button control and then drag it onto the form. (If you don't see the Toolbox fly-out option, you can open it from the menu bar. Add a button to the formĬlick Toolbox to open the Toolbox fly-out window. We'll create a 'Hello World' application by adding controls to the form, and then we'll run the app. Then, choose Create.Īfter you select your Visual Basic project template and name your file, Visual Studio opens a form for you. In the Configure your new project window, type or enter HelloWorld in the Project name box. Then, return to step 2 in this ' Create a project' procedure.

Next, choose Continue to install the workload. You might be prompted to save your work if so, do so. NET desktop development workload.Īfter that, choose the Modify button in the Visual Studio Installer. Next, in the Visual Studio Installer, choose the. In the Not finding what you're looking for? message, choose the Install more tools and features link. If you do not see the Windows Forms App (.NET Framework) template, you can install it from the Create a new project window.

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