Visual Basic Tool and

Uses
Pointer - Pointer is not a control. It is used to select any control on the form. It is also
used to deselect any selected control.

Label - This control is mostly used to display texts con form. Programmatically we can
hide/unhide or set the text for label, and this feature helps the developer to display some
message when any task completed.

Button - Presents a standard button that the user can click to perform actions.
 Text Box - Allows editable, multiline input from the user.
Main Menu -Displays a menu at run time.
Check Box Control - control indicates whether a particular condition is
on or off. It is commonly used to present a Yes/No or True/False selection to the
user. You can use check box controls in groups to display multiple choices from
which the user can select one or more.
Radio Button Control - controls present a set of two or more
mutually exclusive choices to the user. While radio buttons and check boxes
may appear to function similarly, there is an important difference: when a
user selects a radio button, the other radio buttons in the same group cannot
be selected as well.
 Picture Box - control is used to display graphics in bitmap, GIF, JPEG, metafile, or
icon format.

Panel Control - controls are used to provide an identifiable grouping for other controls.
Typically, you use panels to subdivide a form by function.

Panel Control - controls are used to provide an identifiable grouping for other controls.
Typically, you use panels to subdivide a form by function.

Data Grid Control - control provides a user interface to ADO.NET datasets,

displaying tabular data and allowing for updates to the data source.
List Box Control - control displays a list of items from which the user can select
one or more.

CheckedList Box Control - control displays a list of items, like the ListBox
control, and also can display a check mark next to items in the list.
ComboBox Control - control is used to display data in a drop-down combo box.
By default, the ComboBox control appears in two parts: the top part is a text box that
allows the user to type a list item.
DateTimePicker Control - control allows the user to select a single item from
a list of dates or times. It appears in two parts: a drop-down list with a date or time
represented in text, and a grid that appears when you click on the down-arrow next to the
list.
Month Calendar Control -control presents an intuitive graphical interface for
users to view and set date information. The control displays a grid containing the numbered
days of the month, arranged in columns underneath the days of the week.
Tool Bar Control - control is used on forms as a control bar that displays a row of
drop-down menus and bitmapped buttons that activate commands.
Status Bar Control - control is used on forms as an area, usually displayed at the
bottom of a window, in which an application can display various kinds of status
information.
ColorDialog Component - isa pre-configured dialog box that allows the user to
select a color from a palette and to add custom colors to that palette.
ProgressBar Control - indicates the progress of an action by displaying an
appropriate number of rectangles arranged in a horizontal bar. When the action is complete,
the bar is filled.
ImageList Component - is used to display images on controls such as the
ListView, TreeView, ToolBar, Button, and TabControl controls.

Timer Component - is
a component that raises an event at regular intervals. This
component is designed for a Windows Forms environment.

Splitter Control - controls are used to resize docked controls at run time.
ToolTip Component - component displays text when the user points at controls. A
ToolTip can be associated with any control.