Tips and Tricks for Visual Basic

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ActiveX

Forms


	Make Controls And Forms With Your Own Custom Shape
	Set The ShowInTaskBar Property At Runtime
	Maximize Form To Cover All The Screen
	Make Transparent Forms
	Center Caption On Form Title Bar
	Create Templates From Existing Forms
	Make A Form That The User Can Not Move
	Prevent Form From Being Unloaded
	Disable the Form's X Button
	Add A Minimize Button To Form That Has Fixed Border
	Flash Title Bar
	Make Your Form Be Top Most
	Hide And Show Title Bar At Run-Time
	Move Form Without A Title Bar
	Make Your Own Custom Title Bar
	Make A Gradient Title Bar
	Unload All Running Forms
	Detect If Form Is Already Loaded
	Align Form To The Left/Center/Right
	Confine Form To Another Form
	Make 3D Forms
	Make Gradient Forms
	Make Gradient Forms (Using API)
	Disable All Forms Till The Form Will Be Closed
	Create Form With 'Don't Show This Message Again'
	Make A Preferences Form (Like In ICQ)
	Set Form Location And Size At Run-Time
	Make Form Explode/Implode Effect