Using Menu Editor
The best way to learn how to build application menus
with the Menu Editor is to create a simple application
that includes menus. The following section will acquaint
you with the steps needed to build menus. The application
has the following goals:
- Display a label on the form.
- Offer a menu option that lets the user change
the label's background.
- Offer a menu option that lets the user exit the
application.
- Offer a menu option that lets the user change
the border of the label.
- Offer a menu option that shows a message.
First, start a new standard EXE application from
the File, New Project menu option. Add a label control
to the form. Assign the following property settings.
| Control |
Property |
Value |
| Form |
Name |
frmMenu |
| Form |
Caption |
A Menu Application |
| Label |
Name |
lblMenu |
| Label |
Alignment |
2-Center |
| Label |
BorderStyle |
1- Fixed Single |
| Label |
Caption |
Select a menu option |
| Label |
Font Size |
18 |
| Label |
Height |
500 |
| Label |
Width |
4000 |
| Label |
BackColor |
Green |
 |
VB uses the hexadecimal numbering
system for the color value. |
Your screen should look like the following figure
Figure 6.4
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