MS2547 Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Windows application development.

After completing this workshop, students will be able to:

• Build MDI applications.
 
• Customize Windows Forms and controls.
 
• Create customized print components.
 
• Perform drag-and-drop operations and implement Clipboard support.
 
• Perform asynchronous tasks in Windows Forms by using multithreaded techniques.
 
• Enhance the presentation of Windows Forms applications.

Before attending this workshop, students must:

• Have attended or studied Workshop MS2546, Core Windows Forms Technologies with Visual Studio 2005 or possess equivalent knowledge and skills.
 
• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE) and tools.
 
• Be able to program an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language, including the use of delegates and events.
 
• Understand advanced concepts including serialization, reflection, application domains, and multithreading.

Unit 1: Building MDI Applications

Unit 2: Customizing Windows Forms and Controls

Unit 3: Creating Customized Print Components

Unit 4: Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations and Implementing Clipboard Support

Unit 5: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using Multithreaded Techniques

Unit 6: Enhancing the Presentation of Windows Forms Applications