Chapter 1 Windows Forms and the User Interface

■ Add and configure a Windows Form.

•         Add a Windows Form to a project at design time.

•         Configure a Windows Form to control accessibility, appearance, behavior, configuration, data, design, focus, layout, style, and other functionality.

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■ Manage control layout on a Windows Form.

•         Group and arrange controls by using the Panel control, GroupBox control, TabControl control, FlowLayoutPanel control, and TableLayoutPanel control.

•         Use the SplitContainer control to create dynamic container areas.

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■ Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

•         Use the integrated development environment (IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time.

•         Add controls to a Windows Form at run time.

Chapter 2 Configuring Controls and Creating the User Interface

■ Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

•                     Configure controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the user interface (UI).

•                     Modify control properties.

•                     Configure controls in a Windows Form at run time to ensure that the UI complies with best practices.

•                     Create and configure command controls on a Windows Form.

•                     Create and configure text edit controls on a Windows Form.

•                     Create and configure text display controls on a Windows Form.

•                     Use the LinkLabel control to add Web-style links to Windows Forms applications.

Chapter 3 Advanced Windows Forms Controls

■ Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

•                     Provide a list of options on a Windows Form by using a ListBox control, a ComboBox control, or a CheckedListBox control.

•                     Configure the layout and functionality of a Windows Form to display a list of items.

•                     Implement value-setting controls on a Windows Form.

•                     Configure a WebBrowser control.

•                     Add and configure date-setting controls on a Windows Form.

•                     Display images by using Windows Forms controls.

•                     Configure the NotifyIcon component.

•                     Create access keys for Windows Forms controls.

Chapter 4 Tool Strips, Menus, and Events

■ Add and configure a Windows Forms control.

■ Display images by using Windows Forms controls.

■ Create and configure menus.

•         Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form.

•         Change the displayed menu structure programmatically.

•         Create and configure the ContextMenuStrip on a Windows Form.

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■ Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls.

•         Use the Windows Forms Designer to create event handlers.

•         Manage mouse and keyboard events within Windows Forms applications.

•         Program a Windows Forms application to recognize modifier keys.

•         Use the Windows Forms Designer to create default event handlers.

•         Create event handlers at run time to respond to system or user events dynamically.

•         Connect multiple events to a single event handler.

•         Use the Code Editor to override methods defined in the base class.

Chapter 5 Configuring Connections and Connecting to Data

 Manage connections and transactions.

•                     Configure a connection to a database using the Data Source Configuration Wizard.

•                     Configure a connection to a database using the Server Explorer.

•                     Configure a connection to a database using the Connection class.

•                     Connect to a database using specific database Connection objects.

•                     Enumerate through instances of SQL Server.

•                     Open an ADO.NET connection to a database.

•                     Close an ADO.NET connection to a database by using the Close method of the Connection

object.

•                     Protect access to the connection details of a data source.

•                     Create a connection designed for reuse in a connection pool.

•                     Control a connection pool by configuring ConnectionString values based on database type.

•                     Use the Connection events to detect database information.

•                     Handle exceptions when connecting to a database.

Chapter 6 Working with Data in a Connected Environment

• Create, add, delete, and edit data in a connected environment.
• Retrieve data by using a DataReader object.
• Build SQL commands in Server Explorer.
• Build SQL commands in code.
• Create parameters for a Command object.
• Perform database operations by using a Command object.
• Retrieve data from a database by using a Command object.
• Perform asynchronous operations by using a Command object.
• Perform bulk copy operations.
• Store and retrieve binary large object (BLOB) data types in a database.
• Manage connections and transactions.
• Perform transactions by using the Transaction object.

Chapter 7 Create, Add, Delete, and Edit Data in a Disconnected Environment

• Create, add, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment.
• Create a DataSet graphically.
• Create a DataSet programmatically.
• Add a DataTable to a DataSet.
• Add a relationship between tables within a DataSet.
• Navigate a relationship between tables.
• Merge DataSet contents.
• Copy DataSet contents.
• Create a typed DataSet.
• Create DataTables.
• Manage data within a DataTable.
• Create and use DataViews.
• Represent data in a DataSet by using XML.
• Use the OleDbDataAdapter object to access an ADO Recordset or Record.
• Generate DataAdapter commands automatically by using the Command-Builder object.

Chapter 8 Implementing Data-Bound Controls

·         Implement data-bound controls.

·         Use the DataGridView control to display and update the tabular data contained

·         in a data source.

·         Use a simple data-bound control to display a single data element on a Windows Form.

·         Implement complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources.

·         Navigate forward and backward through records in a dataset in Windows Forms.

·         Enhance navigation through a dataset by using the DataNavigator component.

·         Define a data source by using a DataConnector component.

·         Create data forms by using the Data Source Configuration Wizard and Data Sources window

Chapter 9 Working with XML

• Read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class.
• Read XML data by using the XmlReader.
• Read all XML element and attribute content.
• Read specific element and attribute content.
• Read XML data by using the XmlTextReader class.
• Read node trees by using the XmlNodeReader class.
• Validate XML data by using the XmlValidatingReader.
• Write XML data by using the XmlWriter class.
• Manage XML with the XML Document Object Model (DOM).
• Read XML data into the DOM.
• Modify an XML document by adding and removing nodes.
• Modify nodes within an XML document.
• Write data in XML format from the DOM.
• Work with nodes in the XML DOM.
• Handle DOM events.
• Modify the XML declaration.

Chapter 10 Printing in Windows Forms

• Manage the print process by using print dialogs.
• Configure Windows Forms print options at run time.
• Change the printers attached to a user’s computer in Windows Forms.
• Configure the PrintPreviewDialog control.
• Display a Print Preview window in Windows applications.
• Set page details for printing using the PageSetupDialog component.
• Construct print documents.
• Configure the PrintDocument component.
• Print a text document in a Windows Form.
• Print graphics in a Windows Form.
• Print a document by using the PrintDialog component.
• Alert users to the completion of a print job.
• Create a customized PrintPreview component.
• Set the Document property to establish the document to be previewed.
• Set the Columns and Rows properties to establish the number of pages displayed
• Hrizontally and vertically on the control.
• Set the UseAntiAlias property to True to make the text appear smoother.
• Set the Zoom property to establish the relative zoom level when the document
• preview appears.
• Set the StartPage property to establish which document page is displayed when the document preview appears.
• Set additional properties.
• Add custom methods and events to a PrintPreviewControl.

Chapter 11 Advanced Topics in Windows Forms

·         Perform drag-and-drop operations.

·         Perform drag-and-drop operations within a Windows Forms application.

·         Perform drag-and-drop operations between applications.

·         Perform a drag-and-drop operation with a TreeView control.

·         Implement globalization and localization for a Windows Forms application.

·         Implement globalization and localization within a Windows Forms application.

·         Create and configure MDI forms.

·         Create MDI parent forms.

·         Create MDI child forms.

·         Identify the active MDI child form.

·         Send data to the active MDI child form.

·         Arrange MDI child forms.

·         Create a window list menu for an MDI application.

Chapter 12 Enhancing Usability

·         Implement accessibility features.

·         Implement accessibility features within a Windows Forms application.

·         Create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components.

·         Configure the PropertyGrid component.

·         Configure the ProgressBar control to indicate progress graphically.

·         Display status information by using the StatusStrip control.

·         Configure the ToolTip component.

·         Configure the ErrorProvider component.

·         Configure the HelpProvider component.

·         Play system sounds and audio files by using the SoundPlayer.

·         Configure the Timer component to raise an event at regular intervals.

·         Enable scrolling by using the HScrollBar and VScrollBar controls.

·         Persist Windows Forms application settings between sessions.

Chapter 13 Asynchronous Programming Techniques

·         Run a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

·         Announce the completion of a background process by using the Background-Worker component.

·         Cancel a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

·         Report the progress of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

·         Request the status of a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.

·         Implement advanced asynchronous techniques.

·         Create an asynchronous method.

·         Create a new process thread.

Chapter 14 Creating Windows Forms Controls

·         Create a composite Windows Forms control.

·         Create properties, methods, and events for Windows Forms controls.

·         Expose properties of constituent controls.

·         Create and use custom dialog boxes in Windows Forms applications.

·         Customize a control to paint and render.

·         Configure a control to be invisible at run time.

·         Configure a control to have a transparent background.

·         Provide a Toolbox bitmap for a control.

·         Create a custom Windows Forms control by inheriting from the control class.

·         Create an extended control by inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control.

Chapter 15 Deployment

·         Configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology.

·         Install a Windows Forms application on the client computer by using ClickOnce deployment.

·         Install a Windows Forms application from a server by using ClickOnce deployment.

·         Configure the required permissions of an application by using ClickOnce deployment.

·         Create a Windows Forms setup application.

·         Create a Windows Forms application setup project.

·         Set deployment project properties.

·         Configure a setup project to add icons during setup.

·         Configure conditional installation based on operating system versions.

·         Configure a setup project to deploy the .NET Framework.

·         Add functionality to a Windows Forms setup application.

·         Add a custom action to a setup project.

·         Add error-handling code to a setup project for custom actions.