Visual Studio.NET: Introduction

Course Specifications
Course number: 085538
Software Version: A complete installation of Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, including the help files.
Course length: 1 day(s)

Course Description

Overview: Welcome to Visual Studio.NET: Introduction. This course is the recommended course following .NET Framework: Introduction and expands upon the basic concepts you learned about the Visual Studio.NET tool. Now that you have taken the course .NET Framework: Introduction, you understand the basic concepts, features, and possibilities of .NET. With that foundation in place, you are now ready to explore the Visual Studio.NET environment. In this course, you learn how to work with the IDE Windows in Visual Studio.NET to create the different .NET project types.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge: 
•	.NET Framework: Introduction 

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Learning how to use the Visual Studio.NET environment is the first step to creating .NET applications. By using the various wizards and features of Visual Studio.NET, you are able to create the different project types more quickly and efficiently than coding everything by hand. 

Target Student: Anyone interested in Visual Studio.NET either with or without previous Visual Studio experience.

Hardware Requirements:
•	PC with a Pentium II-class processor, 500 megahertz (MHz); Pentium III-class processor, 600 MHz recommended. 
•	4.0 GB Hard drive (min).
•	CD-ROM drive.
•	VGA (or higher) resolution monitor.

Software Requirements:
•	A complete installation of Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, including the help files. 
•	Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0.
•	A complete installation of the MSDE Engine.
Platform Requirements:
•	Microsoft Windows 2000, Server (192 MB RAM (min), 256 MB (recommended)); or Windows 2000, Professional (128 MB RAM (min), 256 MB (recommended)). 
Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	perform the steps necessary to create a simple Windows Forms project.
•	perform the steps necessary to interact with a database in a Windows Forms project.
•	perform the steps necessary to create a Web Forms project.
•	perform the steps necessary to create a Web Services project.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating a Windows Forms Project
Topic 1A: Set up the Work Environment
Topic 1B: Set up a Windows Forms Project
Topic 1C: Arrange the Tool Windows
Topic 1D: Set General Preferences
Topic 1E: Add Controls
Topic 1F: Set Form and Control Properties
Topic 1G: Add Code Using the Code Editor
Topic 1H: Resolve Errors

Lesson 2: Interacting With a Database in a Windows Forms Project
Topic 2A: Configure a Data Adapter Using the Data Adapter Configuration Wizard
Topic 2B: Generate a Dataset
Topic 2C: Display Data from a Database in a Windows Forms Project
Topic 2D: Manipulate Data in a Windows Forms Project Using a DataGrid
Topic 2E: Add a Windows Form Page to a Windows Forms Project
Topic 2F: Create and Display a Data Report Using the Standard Report Expert
Topic 2G: Deploy a Windows Forms Project

Lesson 3: Creating a Web Forms Project
Topic 3A: Set up a Web Forms Project
Topic 3B: Add Form Controls to a Web Forms Project
Topic 3C: Use Code Behind in a Web Form
Topic 3D: Display Data from a Database in a Web Page Using a DataGrid
Topic 3E: Edit an Existing XML Page Using the XML Editor

Lesson 4: Creating a Web Services Project
Topic 4A: Develop a Web Services Project
Topic 4B: Access a Web Service from a Web Forms Project
Topic 4C: Delete, Exclude, or Remove Solution, Project, or Folder Items