DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

NDHRA PRADESH

Name of the faculty : G. Radha

Designation : Lecturer
Branch : CCP
Institute : 026 - SG Govt. Polytechnic, Adilabad
Year / Semester : III Year / V Semester
Subject : Visual Basic – I
Subject Code : CCP - 503
Topic : Understand Menus and Common
dialogue control .
Duration : 50 Mts.
Sub Topic : Designing a Menu.
Teaching Aids : Animations & Images

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 RECAP

 Menus and their features

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Objectives :

Upon the completion of this period, you will be

able to understand about

• Creation of Menus at design time using menu design

window, in detail

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Menu Editor

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 Menu Editor

• Menus are created on Form using the Menu Editor

• All the menu control design time properties are shown in

the menu editor

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Important properties of Menu Control

 Name : This is the name of the menu item. It is

used to write code for a particular menu item

 Caption : This is the text that appears on the

application’s Menu bar

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Menu Editor

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Functions of Each Component in Menu
Editor

 Index : Used to create an array of Menu Commands.

All the commands of the array
have the same name and a unique
index that distinguishes them, just like array
of controls
 Shortcut : Shortcut Keys run a menu item
immediately when pressed. Frequently used
menu items are assigned a key board shortcut
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Menu Editor

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Functions of Each Component in Menu
Editor

 HelpContextID:
Determines an associated context number for an
object used to provide content – sensitive help

for your application

 NegotiatePosition :
Sets a value that determines whether or not
top level Menu controls are displayed on the
menu bar while a linked object or embedded
object on a form is active and displaying its
menus. Not available at run time
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Menu Editor

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Functions of Each Component in Menu
Editor

 Checked : Sets a value that determines whether a

check mark is added next to the menu
item

 Enabled : Sets a value that determines whether a

menu item can respond the events

 Visible : Used to make the menu items visible or

invisible
check it to make it visible

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Menu Editor

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Functions of Each Component in Menu
Editor
 WindowList : Used in MDI applications to maintain a
list of all open windows

 : This is used to reduce the indentation

level (Upper) of control

 : This is used to increase the indentation

level (Lower) of control

 : This is used to move the control (Up)

among the existing menu controls

 : This is used to move the control (Down)

among the existing menu controls
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Menu Editor

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Functions of Each Component in Menu
Editor
 Next : It is a button used to create another
menu control

 Insert : It is a button used to add a menu control

between existing controls

 Delete : It is used to delete an item from the menu

list

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Functions of Each Component in Menu
Editor

 OK : It is used to close Menu Editor with

savings, when you have created all the
menu controls for that form

 Cancel : It is used to close Menu Editor without

saving

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Menu Editor

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Procedure to create a Menu using Menu
Editor
1. Open a new Form in design mode

3. Choose Tools (Menu) -> Menu Editor or Choose Menu

Editor on the Tool Bar

6. In the Caption “Text Box”, type the text for the Menu Title
that you want to appear on the Menu Bar

4. In the “Name” Text Box, type the name that you will use
to refer to the Menu Control in code

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Procedure to create a Menu using Menu
Editor
1. Use the left arrow and right arrow buttons to change the
indent action level of the control

6. Set other properties for the control, if desired

7. Choose Next to create another menu control

Or
Use the Insert button to add a Menu Control between
existing controls
Or
You can use the Up arrow and down arrow buttons to
move the control along the existing menu controls

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Procedure to create a Menu using Menu
Editor

1. Choose OK to close the Menu Editor when you have

created all the Manu Controls for that Form

9. The Menu titles you create are displayed on the Form.

10. Click a Menu title to drop down its corresponding

menu items

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Example to create a Menu using Menu
Editor
1. Open a new Form in design mode and chose Tools ->
Menu Editor in the Tools Menu

2. In the Caption Box, type the Caption of the first

command

3. In the Name Box, enter the command’s name

(MnFile)

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Example to create a Menu using Menu
Editor

4. Press Enter or Next button to enter the

Command.

5. Repeat the steps 2 and 3 for all the commands

listed in the table given below

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Example to create a Menu using Menu
Editor
Caption Name
File Mnfile
….Open MnOpen
….Save MnSave
….Exit MnExit
Edit MnEdit
….Copy MnCopy
….Paste MnPaste
….Cut MnCut

Now run the application to see the menu and its position.

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Menu Editor Ex.

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Menu Editor at Run time

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Menu Editor at Run time with File Menu
opened

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Menu Editor at run time with Edit menu
opened

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Summary

 Creation of Menus at design time using Menu

Editor Window in detail

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 Quiz
1. _______ button is used to add a Menu Control
between existing controls in Menu Editor

A) Next
B) Insert
C) Delete
D) Last

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1. _______ button is used to create another Menu
Control in Menu Editor

A) Next
B) Insert
C) Delete
D) Previous

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Explain in detail the function of each component

in Menu Editor

• Explain the procedure for creation of Menu at

design time using Menu Editor

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