Button

Used to execute a path of code that realizes the intent of the button

Calendar

Provides a picture of a calendar in which you can select a date and month

Check Box

Provides an on/off, yes/no, include/exclude capability

Combo Box

Combines the features of a Text Box and a List Box; the three styles are drop-down (simple), always display list, and drop-down complex

Date/Time Picker

A Text Box that allows a user to choose a date and time from a calendar view

Group Box

Allows you to group other controls that have a common purpose

Label

Displays text

List Box

Displays an array of strings that a user can choose from

Main Menu

Creates a main menu

Picture

Allows you to place a picture on a form

Pointer

The icon used for the mouse pointer

Progress

Allows you to display the progress of a specific action

Radio Button

Allows the user to make a single selection from a group

Horizontal Scroll Bar

Allows the user to scroll left and right

Vertical Scroll Bar

Allows the user to scroll up and down

Text Box

Allows the user to enter text

Timer

This control is not visible and is used to start specific events

Name

The programmatic name of the control

AutoCheck

When true, a radio button changes state automatically when clicked

AutoScale

When true, the form scales with the screen font

AutoScroll

Determines if scroll bars appear when a form exceeds the window size

AutoScrollMargin

Enables/disables the margin around a control when scrolling

AutoScrollMinSize

Minimum size for the autoscroll region

AutoSize

Determines if labels or picture controls are resized to fit the contents

BackColor

Sets the background color of a form

BackgroundImages

Sets the background image of a form

BorderStyle

Controls the border of a form

CancelButton

Sets the control as the Cancel button for the form, which makes it the same as pressing the Esc key

CheckAlign

Sets the location of a Check Box control within another control

Checked

Indicates if a control is checked

ContextMenu

Determines the shortcut menu displayed when a user right-clicks a control

ControlBox

Sets the Control/System Menu for a form

Cursor

Sets the cursor when the mouse pointer is over a control

DrawGrid

Determines if the drawing grid is displayed on a form

Enabled

Determines if a control is enabled on a form

FlatStyle

Determines how a control is displayed when a user moves the mouse over a control; the three settings are flat, pop-up, and standard

Font

Sets the font used in the control

ForeColor

Determines the foreground color when displaying text and graphics on a control

HelpButton

Displays a Help button on a form's caption bar

Icon

Sets the icon on a form when a form is minimized

Image

Sets the image displayed on the face of a control for radio buttons, buttons, check boxes, or picture boxes

ImageAlign

Sets the alignment of an image on the face of a control

ImageIndex

Index value of an image when it is displayed on the face of a control

ImageList

List used to select an image to display on a control's face

Interval

Sets the number of milliseconds in a timer's countdown; zero disables the timer

Items

Sets or returns the list of items in a combo, list, directory, drive, or file list

Large / Small Change

Used by scroll bars to determine the change when a user clicks a control

Location

Sets the X and Y values of a control

Locked

Prevents a control from being moved or resized

Maximize / Minimize Box

Determines if a Maximize or Minimize box is displayed

Maximum / Minimum

Used by horizontal/vertical scroll bars to determine a bar's maximum or minimum value

MultiLine

Read-only property that determines if a text box can hold more than one line

Opacity

Sets a form to be opaque (100) or transparent (0)

RightToLeft

Sets the direction of writing text in a text box

Scrollbars

Determines if a text box has horizontal/vertical scroll bars

Size

Sets the size of a control in pixels

Sorted

Used by combo and list boxes to set if the data is sorted

StartPosition

Sets the control's position on a form when it first appears

TabIndex

Sets the control's position in the tab order of the parent form

TabStop

Determines if the control is included in tabbing stops

Text

Sets the value/text of a control

TextAlign

Sets the alignment of text within a control

Visible

Sets the visibility of a control (true or false)

WindowState

Returns the state of a form: Minimized or Maximized

Activate

Triggered when a form is controlled

ButtonClick

Triggered by clicking a toolbar button

ButtonDropDown

Triggered by clicking a drop-down button style

CheckStateChanged

Triggered when a control's checked state has changed

CheckedChanged

Triggered by changing a control's Checked property

Click

Triggered by a mouse click

Closed

Triggered when a form control is closed

CloseUp

Triggered by the Date/Time Picker control when a date is selected

Closing

Triggered during the process of closing a form

DateChanged

Triggered by the Calendar control when the range of dates changes

DateSelected

Triggered by the Calendar control when a date or range of dates is selected

Deactivated

Triggered when a form is deactivated

DoubleClick

Triggered by a double-click of the mouse on a control

DragDrop

Triggered by dragging and dropping a control on a form

DragEnter

Triggered by dragging a control into a control's client area

DragLeave

Triggered when the mouse drags an item outside a client control area

DragOver

Triggered when a drag-and-drop operation is in progress and an item is over a client area of a control

DrawItem

Triggered when a panel on a status bar needs to be repainted

Enter

Triggered when a control becomes the active control

Format

Triggered when a control wants text to be displayed in a callback field

FormatQuery

Triggered by a control querying how to draw or paint a custom string

GiveFeedback

Triggered when a mouse drags an item

Help

Triggered by a user requesting help for a control

InputLangChange

Triggered when the input language of a form is changed

InputLangChangedRequest

Triggered when the system changes the input language

KeyDown

Triggered when a key is first pressed

KeyPress

Triggered when a key is first released

KeyUp

Triggered when a key is released

Layout

Triggered when a control first lays out its contents

Leave

Triggered when a control is no longer active

MDIChildActivate

Triggered when an MDI child window is activated

MenuComplete

Triggered when menu selection is finished

MenuStart

Triggered when a menu is started

MouseDown

Triggered when a mouse button is clicked

MouseEnter

Triggered when the mouse first moves into a control's client area

MouseHover

Triggered when a mouse remains in a control's client area

MouseLeave

Triggered when the mouse leaves a client control

MouseMove

Triggered by mouse movement

MouseUp

Triggered by releasing a mouse button

Move

Triggered when a control is moved

PanelClick

Triggered by clicking a panel in a status bar

QueryContinueDrag

Triggered by dragging a control with the mouse

Resize

Triggered when a control is resized

Scroll

Triggered by moving a scroll bar's thumb

TextChanged

Triggered when the Text property is changed

UserString

Triggered when a control wants to parse a string

Validated

Triggered when a control is validated

Validating

Triggered when a control is being validated

ValueChange

Triggered when the value of a control is changed