After completing Intermediate Skills the user should be able to:
 

	Use graphic methods to create impressive graphical programs
	Use the grid control to create tables with both text and graphics
	Send information to the screen and the printer
	Interface with the Windows in Visual Basic programs
	Interface with the keyboard in Visual Basic programs
	Access the file-system in Visual Basic programs
	Read and write to files in Visual Basic programs

Graphics Methods
Shows how to use the graphics methods of Visual Basic to create impressive graphical programs.
 

	Drawing lines and boxes with the Line method
	Drawing circles ellipses and arcs with the Circle method
	Using the AutoRedraw property and Form_Paint() procedure

The Grid Control
Demonstrates how to use the grid control to display text in rows and columns in a Visual Basic program.
 

	Adding the grid control OCX to the toolbox
	Changing cell width and height
	Filling the cells of the grid

Displaying and Printing
Teaches how to display and print information display text in different fonts format numbers dates and times and send text and graphics to the printer.
 

	Using different fonts and styles
	Using the Print and Cls methods
	Placing text at a specific location
	Formatting numbers dates and times
	Using the PrintForm method to send data to the printer

Interfacing with Windows
Demonstrates how to use Windows features like the Clipboard and idle loops within Visual Basic programs.
 

	Using the Windows clipboard to transfer data
	Using idle time while a program executes to switch to another program
	Using the DoEvents() function

The Keyboard
Explains how programs can respond to keyboard events how to detect whether a key was pressed or released and how to manipulate the data that comes from the keyboard.
 

	Using the keyboard events
	Detecting a pressed or released key
	Intercepting keys
	Setting the Cancel property
	Setting the Tab order

File-System Controls
Demonstrates how to use the file-system controls to select files in a Visual Basic program.
 

	Using the Drive list box
	Using the Directory list box
	Using the File list box

Accessing Files
Shows how to create files how to read data from files and how to write data to files in a Visual Basic program.
 

	Accessing random access files
	Accessing sequential access files
	Accessing binary access files
	Declaring a user-defined type

This course is distributed with the following items:
 

	the Visual Basic Glossary
	sample Visual Basic project and form files
	sample Visual Basic executable programs
	a file containing the text of practices and exercises