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Unit 1: Building MDI Applications
Lessons
Windows Forms Layout Options.
What Are MDI Applications?
Lab 1: Building MDI Applications
Exercise 1. Creating MDI Parent and Child Forms.
Exercise 2. Displaying and Comparing Information on MDI Child Forms.
Exercise 3. Implementing Menu Merging in MDI Applications.
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Compare the different layout styles for Microsoft Windows Forms applications.
Explain the key concepts and processes involved in implementing an MDI application.
Create MDI parent and child forms.
Display and compare information on MDI child forms.
Implement menu merging in an MDI application.
Unit 2: Customizing Windows Forms and Controls
Lesson
What Are the Methods of Authoring Controls for Windows Forms?
Ways to Draw a User Interface by Using GDI+.
Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form.
Lab 2: Customizing Windows Forms and Controls
Exercise 1. Creating a Control that Inherits from an Existing Control.
Exercise 2. Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form.
Exercise 3. Creating a Custom User Control.
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Explain the methods of authoring controls for Windows Forms.
Draw a user interface by using GDI+.
Create a control that inherits from an existing control.
Create a nonrectangular Windows Form.
Create a custom user control.
Unit 3: Creating Customized Print Components
Lesson
Printing Features that Are Supported by .NET Framework 2.0.
Drawing Print Document Content by Using GDI+.
Lab 3: Creating Customized Print Components
Exercise 1. Printing a Report by Using GDI+.
Exercise 2. Creating a Customized Print Preview Dialog Box (if time permits)
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Describe the printing features that are supported by .NET Framework 2.0.
Explain how to use GDI+ to draw print document content.
Print content by using GDI+.
Describe best practices for creating custom print components.
Unit 4: Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations and Implementing Clipboard Support
Lessons
Drag-and-Drop Operations in Windows Forms Applications.
Adding Clipboard Support in Windows Forms Applications.
Lab 4: Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations and Implementing Clipboard Support
Exercise 1. Implementing Drag-and-Drop Functionality in a Windows Forms Application.
Exercise 2. Adding Clipboard Support to an Application.
Exercise 3. Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations by Using TextBox and PictureBox Controls (if time permits).
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Describe the phases of a drag-and-drop operation.
Describe the methods that you can use to provide Clipboard support.
Implement drag-and-drop functionality in a Windows Forms application.
Add Clipboard support to an application.
Unit 5: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using Multithreaded Techniques
Lessons
Asynchronous Programming in Windows Forms Applications.
Creating Thread-Safe Applications.
Lab 5: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using Multithreaded Techniques
Exercise 1. Loading a Bitmap Asynchronously.
Exercise 2. Performing Calculations by Using Multithreading.
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Explain the concepts and processes that are involved in performing asynchronous programming.
Load a bitmap into a Windows Forms application asynchronously.
Perform multiple simultaneous calculations on a form by using multithreading.
Unit 6: Enhancing the Presentation of Windows Forms Applications
Lessons
Enhancing Application User Interfaces.
Customizing the DataGridView Control.
Application Settings and the PropertyGrid Control.
Lab 6: Enhancing the Presentation of Windows Forms Applications
Exercise 1. Programming the DataGridView Control.
Exercise 2. Viewing and Persisting Application Settings by Using the PropertyGrid Control.
Exercise 3. Implementing a User Interface in the Style of Outlook by Using RAD Features.
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Describe several key features involved in enhancing an application user interface.
Describe how to customize the DataGridView control.
Explain the concepts of Windows Forms application settings and the PropertyGrid control.
Program the DataGridView control.
View and persist application settings by using the PropertyGrid control.
Implement a user interface in the style of Outlook by using rapid application development (RAD) features.
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