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Contents at a Glance
Introduction xix
CHAPTER 1 Windows Forms and the User Interface 1
CHAPTER 2 Confi guring Controls and Creating the
User Interface 45
CHAPTER 3 Advanced Windows Forms Controls 85
CHAPTER 4 Tool Strips, Menus, and Events 133
CHAPTER 5 Confi guring Connections and Connecting
to Data 181
CHAPTER 6 Working with Data in a Connected Environment 233
CHAPTER 7 Create, Add, Delete, and Edit Data in
a Disconnected Environment 341
CHAPTER 8 Implementing Data-Bound Controls 421
CHAPTER 9 Working with XML 453
CHAPTER 10 Printing in Windows Forms 495
CHAPTER 11 Advanced Topics in Windows Forms 531
CHAPTER 12 Enhancing Usability 565
CHAPTER 13 Asynchronous Programming Techniques 597
CHAPTER 14 Creating Windows Forms Controls 629
CHAPTER 15 Deployment 667
Glossary 693
Answers 697
Index 747
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Contents
Introduction
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
Using the CD and DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
How to Install the Practice Tests xxiii
How to Use the Practice Tests xxiii
How to Uninstall the Practice Tests xxiv
Microsoft Certifi ed Professional Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv
Evaluation Edition Software Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Chapter 1 Windows Forms and the User Interface 1
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lesson 1: Adding and Confi guring Windows Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overview of Windows Forms 3
Adding Forms to Your Project 4
Properties of Windows Forms 5
Modifying the Look and Feel of the Form 8
Creating Nonrectangular Windows Forms 14
Lesson Summary 18
Lesson Review 18
Lesson 2: Managing Control Layout with Container Controls . . . . . . . . . . 22
Overview of Container Controls 22
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