Title	Keywords
HowTo: Draw a background with a rotating color gradient in Visual Basic .NET	color gradient, moving gradient, rotating gradient, animation, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a background with a moving color gradient in Visual Basic .NET	color gradient, moving gradient, animation, VB.NET
HowTo: Fill text with a moving color gradient in Visual Basic .NET	text, color gradient, moving gradient, animation, VB.NET
HowTo: Use Image and ImageList controls to animate a series of images	Image, ImageList, animate
HowTo: Use an ImageList control to animate a series of images in VB .NET	ImageList, animate, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a game where you control a cannon ball's angle and speed to try to hit a house in VB .NET	cannon, simulation, gravity, animation
HowTo: Make a game where you control a cannon ball's angle and speed to try to hit a house	cannon, simulation, gravity, animation
HowTo: Draw simulated snow	snow, screen saver
HowTo: Capture video from a video device such as a Webcam with VB .NET	video, capture, Webcam. VB.NET
HowTo: Capture video from a video device such as a Webcam	video, capture, Webcam
HowTo: Animate a series of bitmaps stored in an ImageList	animation, bitmap, animate, multimedia
HowTo: Animate a series of bitmaps stored in in PictureBoxes	animation, bitmap, animate, multimedia
How To: Play an MP3 audio file	multimedia, MP3, audio, sound

General

Title	Keywords
Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Graphics Programming: What Readers Have Done	graphics, drawing, printing, image processing, ray tracing, animation, curve fitting
HowTo: Find the shortest distance between two line segments	segment, distance, geometry
HowTo: Set a form's client area size in Visual Basic .NET	size, client area, ClientSize, form, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a scrolled window that the user can drag with the mouse (as Adobe Acrobat Reader does)	scrolled window, drag, drag window, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Acrobat Reader, Acrobat
HowTo: Write a DLL in Visual Basic .NET that saves images in different formats (GIF, JPG, etc.) and call it from Visual Basic 6	VB .NET, VB 6, Visual Basic 6, DLL, save image, GIF, JPG, JPEG
HowTo: Grab part of the desktop image from a tray icon in VB .NET	desktop, grab pixels, image, background, VB.NET, NotifyIcon, ContextMenu
HowTo: Grab part of the desktop image in VB .NET	desktop, grab pixels, image, background, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a tray icon that grabs an image of part of the desktop and saves it to the clipboard and/or a JPEG file on the desktop	desktop image, background, JPEG, JPG, try, system tray, clipboard
HowTo: Grab an image of part of the desktop and save it in a JPEG file on the desktop	desktop image, background, JPEG, JPG
HowTo: Make a tray icon that grabs an image of part of the desktop and saves it in a JPEG file on the desktop	desktop image, background, JPEG, JPG, try, system tray
HowTo: Hide and then grab the desktop image after a delay	desktop image, background, delay
HowTo: Grab the desktop image after a delay	desktop image, background, delay
HowTo: Grab the desktop image after a delay in VB .NET	desktop image, background, VB.NET
HowTo: Grab the desktop image in VB .NET	desktop image, background, VB.NET
HowTo: Use the PolyPolyline API function to draw lots of lines quickly	polyline, PolyPolyline, graphics
HowTo: Use a scrolled window in VB .NET	scrolled window, scroll bars
HowTo: Grab the desktop image	desktop image, background
HowTo: Save and display images in a database using a PictureBox	database, image, picture, PictureBox
HowTo: Display images with file names stored in a database	database, image, picture, filename, file name
HowTo: Save and restore pictures in a database using ADO with AppendChunk and GetChunk	database, AppendChunk, GetChunk
Talk: Fun With GDI+	GDI+, graphics, drawing, VB .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Studio .NET
HowTo: Verify that JPG files are smaller and slower than BMP files	JPG, BMP, JPEG, GIF, bitmap, image, size, speed
HowTo: Make a scribble application with VB .NET	VB.NET, drawing, scribble
HowTo: Make a scribble application with VB .NET that automatically redraws when necessary	VB.NET, drawing, scribble, redraw, autoredraw
HowTo: Load an image and save it in a different image format (GIF, JPG, TIFF, etc.) in VB .NET	image, VB.NET, type, BMP, bitmap, GIF, JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF, PNG, EMF, WMF, ICO, icon, Exif
HowTo: Tile a form with an image	form, tile, background
HowTo: Get the screen's current resolution	screen, resolution, size
HowTo: Make a scrolled window	scrolled window
Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Graphics Programming: Selecting High Color	graphics, drawing, printing, image processing, ray tracing, animation, curve fitting
Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Graphics Programming: High Color	graphics, drawing, printing, image processing, ray tracing, animation, curve fitting
Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Graphics Programming	graphics, drawing, printing, image processing, ray tracing, animation, curve fitting
Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Graphics Programming	graphics, drawing, printing, image processing, ray tracing, animation, curve fitting

Drawing

Title	Keywords
HowTo: Draw a rubberband rectangle with XAML in Visual Basic 2008	XAML, WPF, Visual Basic 2008, rubberband, rubberband rectangle
HowTo: Draw a rubberband line with XAML in Visual Basic 2008	XAML, WPF, Visual Basic 2008, rubberband, rubberband line
HowTo: Draw a rubberband ellipse with XAML in Visual Basic 2008	XAML, WPF, Visual Basic 2008, rubberband, rubberband ellipse
HowTo: Draw a rubberband circle centered at a starting point with XAML in Visual Basic 2008	XAML, WPF, Visual Basic 2008, rubberband, rubberband circle
HowTo: Make a scribble application with XAML in Visual Basic 2008	XAML, WPF, Visual Basic 2008, scribble, drawing
HowTo: Draw a Buddhabrot fractal in Visual Basic 6	fractal, buddhabrot, mandelbrot, iterated system
HowTo: Draw a anti-Buddhabrot fractal in Visual Basic 2005	fractal, anti-buddhabrot, buddhabrot, mandelbrot, iterated system
HowTo: Draw a Buddhabrot color map fractal in Visual Basic 2005	fractal, buddhabrot color map, buddhabrot, mandelbrot, iterated system
HowTo: Draw a Buddhabrot fractal in Visual Basic 2005	fractal, buddhabrot, mandelbrot, iterated system
HowTo: Use a Pen object's CompoundArray property to give the pen longitudinal stripes in Visual Basic 2005	Pen, CompoundArray, longitudinal stripes, Visual Basic 2005
HowTo: Draw a colored butterfly curve in VB .NET	graphics, curve, butterfly, butterfly curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a colored chrysanthemum curve in VB .NET	graphics, curve, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Preview and print a core sample report with Visual Basic 2005	print, preview, core sample, VB 2005
HowTo: Preview and print a core sample report using custom fill patterns with Visual Basic 2005	print, preview, core sample, VB 2005
HowTo: Draw samples of hatch patterns in Visual Basic 6	FillStyle, hatch, hatch pattern, Visual Basic, graphics
HowTo: Determine whether a polygon is convex in Visual Basic .NET	polygon, convex, concave, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Find the orientation of a polygon (clockwise or counterclockwise) in Visual Basic .NET	polygon, orientation, clockwise, counterclockwise, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Break a polygon into triangles in Visual Basic .NET	triangulate, triangle, polygon, geometry, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Determine whether a point is inside a polygon in Visual Basic .NET	polygon, point, inside, contains, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Calculate a polygon's area in Visual Basic .NET	polygon, area, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Find a polygon's centroid (center of mass) in Visual Basic .NET	polygon, centroid, center of mass, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Let the user move a polygon's points with grab handles, snapping the points to a visible grid	polygon, snap to, grid, draw, drag, snapto
HowTo: Draw text that sits horizontally but with a baseline that follows a curve	text, curve, wave, wavy
HowTo: Use transformations to draw an animated atom in Visual Basic .NET	animation, atom, animated atom, transformation, ellipse, rotated ellipse, rotation, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a background with a rotating color gradient in Visual Basic .NET	color gradient, moving gradient, rotating gradient, animation, VB.NET
HowTo: Use transformations to draw an animated atom in Visual Basic 6	animation, atom, animated atom, transformation, ellipse, rotated ellipse, rotation, Visual Basic 6
HowTo: Use transformations to draw a rotated ellipse in Visual Basic 6	transformation, ellipse, rotated ellipse, rotation, Visual Basic 6
HowTo: Draw samples of the available dash caps in Visual Basic .NET	DashCap, dash, dash caps, GetValues, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a background with a moving color gradient in Visual Basic .NET	color gradient, moving gradient, animation, VB.NET
HowTo: Fill text with a moving color gradient in Visual Basic .NET	text, color gradient, moving gradient, animation, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a background grid on a form in Visual Basic 2005	background grid, grid, form, BackgroundImage, VB 2005
HowTo: Draw and order simple objects (rectangle, circle, etc.) and let the user click them	drawing, object, rectangle, circle, order, to top, to bottom
HowTo: Slowly fill a circle with color from bottom to top in Visual Basic .NET	circle, ellipse, fill circle, fill ellipse, VB.NET, animation
HowTo: Display predefined system pens in Visual Basic .NET	pen, system pen, SystemPens, drawing, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Display join styles in Visual Basic .NET	join styles, LineJoin, line, drawing, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Display predefined system colors in Visual Basic .NET	color, system color, SystemColors, drawing, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Display predefined system brushes in Visual Basic .NET	brush, system brush, SystemBrushes, drawing, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Display predefined system icons in Visual Basic .NET	icon, system icon, SystemIcons, drawing, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a regular polygon in Visual Basic .NET	polygon, regular polygon, draw, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a five-pointed star in Visual Basic .NET	star, five-pointed star, draw, VB.NET
HowTo: Fill a polygon with a PathGradientBrush in Visual Basic .NET	path gradient, gradient, PathGradientBrush, fill, draw, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a spline "by hand" in VB .NET	smooth curve, spline, cardinal spline, Bezier curve, tension, VB .NET
HowTo: Draw a fractal Pickover strange attractor using an incremental color scheme in VB.NET	Barnsley's Fern, fractal, iterated functions, iterated function system, VB.NET
HowTo: Flood fill areas using safe and unsafe methods in Visual Basic .NET	flood, floodfill, VB.NET, safe, unsafe
HowTo: Draw an interesting curved Truchet Tiling	Truchet Tiling, curve, draw, graphics, tile, tiling
HowTo: Draw an interesting colored curved Truchet Tiling	Truchet Tiling, curve, draw, graphics, tile, tiling
HowTo: Draw an interesting curved Truchet Tiling in Visual Basic .NET	Truchet Tiling, curve, draw, graphics, tile, tiling, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a kaleidoscope program	kaleidoscope, drawing, art
HowTo: Make a kaleidoscope program in Visual Basic .NET	kaleidoscope, drawing, art
HowTo: Make a labeled line "symbiote" to help users draw rubberband lines in VB .NET	labeled line symbiote, rubberband line, draw, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a line "symbiote" to help users draw rubberband lines in VB .NET	line symbiote, rubberband line, draw, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a warped path in VB .NET	path, GraphicsPath, warp, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a filled polygon	polygon, fill, filled polygon
HowTo: Make a line "symbiote" to help users draw rubberband lines	line symbiote, rubberband line, draw
HowTo: Make a line "symbiote" to help users draw labeled rubberband lines	labeled line symbiote, rubberband line, draw
HowTo: Draw a filled polygon in VB .NET	polygon, fill, filled polygon, VB.NET
HowTo: Overlay Rich Text on a picture in Windows XP	Rich Text, RTF, RichTextBox, overlay, picture
HowTo: Draw "stars" inside regular polygons	star, polygon
HowTo: Draw "stars" inside regular polygons in VB .NET	star, polygon, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a rubberband rectangle with and without double buffering in VB .NET
HowTo: Draw a smooth closed curve	smooth curve, smooth closed curve, spline, cardinal spline, Bezier curve, tension
HowTo: Draw a smooth curve	smooth curve, spline, cardinal spline, Bezier curve, tension
HowTo: Draw a Bezier curve	Bezier curve, spline, smooth, curve
HowTo: Draw a smooth closed curve by hand in VB .NET	smooth curve, smooth closed curve, spline, cardinal spline, Bezier curve, tension
HowTo: Draw a Bezier curve by hand in VB .NET	Bezier curve, spline, smooth, curve
HowTo: Draw a smooth curve by hand in VB .NET	smooth curve, spline, cardinal spline, Bezier curve, tension
HowTo: Draw an hypotrochoid (and hypocycloid) in VB .NET	hypotrochoid, hypocycloid, curve
HowTo: Draw an epitrochoid (and epicycloid) in VB .NET	epitrochoid, epicycloid, curve
HowTo: Draw a butterfly curve	graphics, curve, butterfly, butterfly curve
HowTo: Draw a butterfly curve in VB .NET	graphics, curve, butterfly, butterfly curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a chrysanthemum curve	graphics, curve, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum curve
HowTo: Draw a chrysanthemum curve in VB .NET	graphics, curve, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a centered circle whenever the user resizes a form in VB .NET	VB.NET, circle, center, resize, Paint, GDI+
HowTo: Use the Invalidate method to draw a centered circle whenever the user resizes a form in VB .NET	VB.NET, circle, center, resize, Paint, GDI+
HowTo: Position tab stops while drawing text in VB .NET	tabs, VB .NET, drawing, layout rectangle, StringFormat
HowTo: Draw a bar-style meter on a PictureBox	meter, bar, PictureBox
HowTo: Draw on an MDI parent's background in VB .NET	MDI, MDI parent, background, VB.NET
HowTo: Give PictureBoxes different border styles (raised, sunken, etc.) in VB .NET	PictureBox, border style, raised, sunken, VB.NET
HowTo: Give PictureBoxes different border styles (raised, sunken, etc.)	PictureBox, border style, raised, sunken
HowTo: Experiment with shapes, colors, and fill styles	shape, FillColor, BackColor, border color
HowTo: Draw a fractal Pickover strange attractor	fractal, Pickover, Pickover attractor, strange attractor
HowTo: Draw a fractal Mandelbrot set in VB.NET	fractal, Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot set
HowTo: Draw a fractal Hilbert curve in VB.NET	fractal, Hilbert curve
HowTo: Draw a fractal binary tree in VB.NET	fractal, binary tree, tree
HowTo: Draw a fractal Pickover strange attractor in VB.NET	fractal, Pickover, Pickover attractor, strange attractor
HowTo: Draw a fractal Hilbert curve	fractal, Hilbert curve
HowTo: Draw a fractal binary tree	fractal, binary tree, tree
HowTo: Draw a fractal Mandelbrot set	fractal, Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot set
HowTo: Draw text in XOR mode and with other raster operations	XOR, text, raster operations, raster ops
HowTo: List the HatchStyle values defined by VB .NET	Enum, reflection, HatchStyle
HowTo: Draw transformed text in VB .NET	transform, transformation, text, font, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw untransformed text at a transformed location in VB .NET	transform, transformation, text, font, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw text that is rotated but otherwise untransformed at a transformed location in VB .NET	transform, transformation, text, font, VB.NET
HowTo: Set a scaling transformation on a Graphics object and map mouse positions back into world coordinates in VB .NET	VB.NET, scale, scalemode, scalex, scaley, graph, transform, transformation, invert, inverse
HowTo: Generate random colors in Visual Basic 6	color, random color, RGB, QBColor
HowTo: Demonstrate the Graphics object's drawing methods in VB .NET	draw, drawing, DrawLine, DrawLines, DrawPath, DrawEllipse, DrawPie, DrawRectangle, DrawRectangles, DrawArc, DrawPolygon, DrawString, DrawBezier, DrawBeziers, DrawClosedCurve, DrawCurve, DrawImage
HowTo: Demonstrate the Graphics object's filling methods in VB .NET	fill, filling, fill area, FillPath, FillPie, FillPolygon, FillRectangle, FillRectangles, FillClosedCurve, FillEllipse
HowTo: Generate random colors in VB .NET	color, random color, QBColor, FromArgb, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a transparent analog clock	click, SetWindowRgn, transparent, analog
HowTo: Draw lines that are filled with a hatch pattern in VB .NET	Brush, Pen, HatchBrush, drawing, DrawHatchLine
HowTo: Use a LinearGradientBrush with and without gamma correction in VB .NET	LinearGradientBrush, GammaCorrection, gamma correction, color, drawing, blend
HowTo: Draw lines on top of a gradient Brush in VB .NET	Brush, Pen, PathGradientBrush
HowTo: Make a LinearGradientBrush that blends three colors in VB .NET	LinearGradientBrush, ColorBlend, color, drawing, blend
HowTo: Draw lines with standard start and end caps in VB .NET	line caps, start cap, end cap, StartCap, EndCap
HowTo: Draw lines with custom start and end caps in VB .NET	line caps, start cap, end cap, StartCap, EndCap
HowTo: Draw lines that lie along a color gradient in VB .NET	Brush, Pen, LinearGradientBrush, color, blend, drawing, DrawGradientLine
HowTo: Draw a rounded rectangle	rounded rectangle, RoundRect
HowTo: Let the user select an irregular area and copy it to the clipboard	select, area, polygon, irregular area, clipboard
HowTo: Use a PictureBox's Image property to implement AutoRedraw in VB .NET	VB .NET, AutoRedraw, PictureBox, Image, Bitmap
HowTo: Generate a random QBColor value in VB .NET	VB .NET, QBColor, random, random color
HowTo: Map coloring	map coloring, color, region, 4-color, four-color
HowTo: Let the user draw an area and fill it with a image using a TextureBrush in VB .NET	TextureBrush, image, VB.NET, brush, fill, fill area
HowTo: Let the user draw a Bezier curve in VB .NET	Bezier, Bezier curve, curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Display the available hatch styles in VB .NET	HatchStyle, hatch style, VB.NET, brush
HowTo: Display the available dash styles in VB .NET	DashStyle, dash style, VB.NET, pen
HowTo: Display the standard linear gradient styles in VB .NET	LinearGradientMode, linear gradient, gradient, VB.NET, brush
HowTo: Find the equation of a quadratic curve passing through three points	quadratic curve, quadratic equation, curve, points
HowTo: Set a scaling transformation on a Graphics object in VB .NET	VB.NET, scale, scalemode, scalex, scaley, graph
HowTo: Make a drawing application in VB .NET	draw, drawing, Drawable, serialization, XmlSerializer
HowTo: Display the SystemColors in Visual Basic .NET	SystemColors
HowTo: Let the user add and remove dots (or potentially other annotation) to a map	map, annotate, dot
HowTo: Draw a smooth curve that passes through several points in VB.NET	curve, DrawCurve, smooth curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw polygons in VB.NET	polygon, DrawPolygon, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw rectangles, ellipses, lines, arcs, pie slices, and text in VB.NET	rectangle, ellipse, line, arc, pie, pie slice, DrawRectangle, DrawEllipse, DrawLine, DrawArc, DrawPie, DrawString, VB.NET
HowTo: Use antialiasing to draw and fill smooth curves in VB.NET	antialias, alias, text, VB.NET
HowTo: Use antialiasing to draw smooth text in VB.NET	antialias, alias, text, VB.NET
HowTo: Use antialiasing to resize images smoothly in VB.NET	antialias, alias, image, resize, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a smooth closed curve that passes through several points and returns to its start in VB.NET	curve, DrawClosedCurve, smooth curve, VB.NET
HowTo: Use the PolyPolyline API function to draw lots of lines quickly	polyline, PolyPolyline, graphics
HowTo: Transform a Graphics object to map an area in world coordinates to device coordinates in VB .NET	transform, Graphics object, Graphics, world coordinates, device coordinates
HowTo: Graph a parametric function (X(t), Y(t)) in VB .NET	graph, parametric, parametric equations, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a geography game	map, flood game, FloodFill
HowTo: Demonstrate many useful techniques including backward and forward compatibility	compatibility, forward compatibility, backward compatibility, drawing, file, serialization, MRU list
HowTo: Make a monitor that displays a value using a vertical bar gauge that seems to float above other applications in VB .NET	gauge, bar, bar gauge, floating bar gauge, TransparencyKey, monitor, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a monitor that displays a value using a vertical gauge in VB .NET	gauge, bar, monitor, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a monitor that displays a value using a vertical bar gauge in VB .NET	gauge, bar, bar gauge, monitor, VB.NET
HowTo: This editor lets you build, save, and restore a collection of points	point, load, edit, save
HowTo: Make a monitor that displays a value using a vertical bar gauge	gauge, bar, monitor
HowTo: Make a monitor that displays a value using a vertical gauge	gauge, bar, monitor
HowTo: Make a monitor that displays a value using bars floating over the desktop	gauge, bar, monitor, SetWindowRgn, region
HowTo: Draw a 2D or 3D border in VB .NET	border, draw border, 3D, three-dimensional, VB .NET
HowTo: Draw a rotated ellipse	ellipse, rotate
HowTo: Let the user move a polygon's points with grab handles, snapping the points to a grid	polygon, snap to, grid, draw, drag
HowTo: Let the user modify a polygon with grab handles in VB .NET	polygon, grab handles, draw, drag
HowTo: Draw a positioning grid and snap line segments to its points in VB .NET	snap to, grid, draw, drag
HowTo: Let the user move a polygon's points with grab handles, snapping the points to a grid in VB .NET	polygon, grab handles, snap to, grid, draw, drag
HowTo: Let the user modify a polygon with grab handles	polygon, drag, grab handles
HowTo: Draw a positioning grid and snap line segments to its points	snap to, grid, draw, drag
HowTo: Draw and drag shapes	shape, ellipse, rectangle, circle, drag, barrel, disk
HowTo: Draw Mandelbrot sets	Mandelbrot, fractal, chaos
HowTo: Draw a hypotrochoid	hypotrochoid, curve
HowTo: Draw a Bowditch curve (or Curve of Lissajous)	Bowditch, Lissajous, curve
HowTo: Draw a epitrochoid	epitrochoid, curve
HowTo: Draw contour plots (level curves) for an ellipsoid	contour, level curve, plot, ellipsoid
HowTo: Draw an eight-way symmetric picture	symmetry, symmetric picture
HowTo: Draw random non-overlapping rectangles without using API functions	drawing, rectangle, random
HowTo: Draw random non-overlapping rectangles	drawing, rectangle, random
HowTo: Draw contour plots (level curves) for a function with known derivatives in VB .NET	contour, level curve, plot
HowTo: Draw simple objects (rectangle, circle, etc.) using a single class and let the user click them	drawing, object, rectangle, circle
HowTo: Make an ActiveX control that display standard system images (min, max, restore, help, scroll arrows, etc.)	frame, draw frame, buttons, help, close, min, max, restore, scroll
HowTo: Use standard system images (min, max, restore, help, scroll arrows, etc.) to make a button	frame, draw frame, buttons, help, close, min, max, restore, scroll
HowTo: Hatch a region with a non-standard hatch size	hatch region, fill
HowTo: Let the user draw lines and move their end points by using grab handles	line, end point, drag, drawing
HowTo: Let the user move a line's end points with grab handles	line, end point, drag, drawing
HowTo: Draw standard system buttons (min, max, restore, help, scroll arrows, etc.)	frame, draw frame, buttons, help, close, min, max, restore, scroll
HowTo: Draw simple objects (rectangle, circle, etc.) and let the user click them	drawing, object, rectangle, circle
HowTo: Draw a rubberband circle	rubberband, circle, user drawing
HowTo: Draw a bar gauge	bar gauge
HowTo: Draw a color gradient	color gradient, background
HowTo: Make a bar gauge ActiveX control	bar gauge, ActiveX control
HowTo: Draw a simple graph	graph, plot
HowTo: Let the user select an area using a rubberband box and place a new control there	rubber band, rubberband, rectangle, user drawing
HowTo: Draw a simple histogram	histogram, graph
HowTo: Draw an arc using the AngleArc API function in Windows NT	arc, angle, API
HowTo: Draw a circle through three points	circle, points, draw circle
HowTo: Enumerate the records in a Windows metafile (WMF) or enhanced metafile (EMF) in VB .NET	metafile, WMF, EMF, VB.NET, enumerate
HowTo: Fill areas "manually" using VB code	fill, floodfill
HowTo: Give an MDIForm a resizing background picture	MDI, background, draw, MDIForm
HowTo: Draw a simple graph with Visual Basic alone	graph, equation
HowTo: Graph a user-entered function by using Excel	graph, equation, scale, user-entered function, Excel
HowTo: Let the user scroll through a very long graph	graph, long graph, scroll
HowTo: Load data from a database and graph it	graph, data, database
HowTo: Graph a parameterized function X(t), Y(t)	graph, function, parameterized function
HowTo: Graph a function with parameters entered by the user using a convenient scale	graph, equation, scale
HowTo: Draw a continuous graph similiar to perfmon	graph, continuous graph, scroll, perfmon
HowTo: Draw a continuous graph similiar to perfmon in VB .NET	graph, continuous graph, scroll, perfmon
Talk: Fun With GDI+	GDI+, graphics, drawing, VB .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Studio .NET
HowTo: Manage MDI children using a toolbar	MDI, background, draw, MDIForm, child
HowTo: Tile an MDIForm's background	MDI, MDIForm, background, tile
HowTo: Create a metafile	metafile, CreateMetaFile, drawing
HowTo: Draw on an MDI parent form's background	MDI, background, draw, MDIForm
HowTo: Overlay one image on another with alpha blending in VB .NET	alpha, alpha blending, transparent, translucent, semi-transparent
HowTo: Use a solid brush and a wide pen in VB .NET	brush, fill, solid brush, solidbrush, pen, wide pen, VB.NET
HowTo: Use a TextureBrush in VB .NET	brush, texturebrush, VB.NET
HowTo: Use stock pens and brushes in VB .NET	pen, brush, stock, stock pen, stock brush, VB.NET
HowTo: Make parts of a form transparent in VB .NET	form, transparent, VB.NET
HowTo: Save a picture into a file in VB .NET	PathGradientBrush, VB.NET, offset, center
HowTo: Fill an area with a PathGradientBrush in VB .NET, using an offset center	PathGradientBrush, VB.NET, offset, center
HowTo: Fill an area with a PathGradientBrush in VB .NET	PathGradientBrush, VB.NET
HowTo: Load a picture from a file in VB .NET	load picture, loadpicture, VB.NET
HowTo: Fill text with a LinearGradientBrush in VB .NET	filled text, lineargradientbrush, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a closed curve in VB .NET, filled with a hatch pattern and outlined with a custom dash pattern	hatched, closedcurve, closed curve, hatch, dash, dashed line, VB.NET
HowTo: Convert an image to GrayScale one pixel at a time in VB .NET	grayscale, pixel-by-pixel, VB.NET
HowTo: Change a form's opacity in VB .NET	form, Opacity, transparent, translucent, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw a hatched ellipse in VB .NET	ellipse, circle, VB.NET
HowTo: Draw dashed lines with thickness greater than 1	dashed line, draw, dash
HowTo: Draw contour plots (level curves) for a function with known derivatives	contour, level curve, plot
HowTo: Use the API Pie function to draw pie slices	pie, pie slice
HowTo: Clip lines to the boundary of a text string	clip, clipping, text, lines, path
HowTo: Draw a circle using Line statements	circle, drawing, line
HowTo: Use the Ellipse API function	ellipse, API, circle
HowTo: Draw an arrowhead on a line	arrow, arrowhead, line, draw
HowTo: Draw arcs with arrow heads	arrow, arrowhead, line, draw, arc
HowTo: Let the user interactively draw lines with arrow heads	arrow, arrowhead, line, draw
HowTo: Make a simple scribble application	scribble, draw
HowTo: Make a scribble application using classes	scribble, draw, classes
HowTo: Set the drawing origin in a PictureBox	origin, drawing, ScaleMode
HowTo: Draw pie slices and see which the user clicks in VB .NET	pie slice, wedge, circle, click
HowTo: Draw pie slices in VB .NET	pie slice, wedge, circle
HowTo: Draw pie slices	pie slice, wedge, circle
HowTo: Draw pie slices and see which the user clicks	pie slice, wedge, circle, click
HowTo: Let the user select, move, or resize an area using a Shape control	rubberband, rectangle, user drawing, ellipse
HowTo: Draw ellipses by specifying their bounding boxes	ellipse, bound, box, bounding box
HowTo: Make an elliptical color gradient	ellipse, elliptical, gradient, color
HowTo: Fill a polygon with a color gradient	polygon, gradient text, SetWindowRgn, region
HowTo: Rotate the points in a polygon	rotate, polygon, point
HowTo: Use the PolyPolygon API function to quickly draw a series of polygons	polygon, draw
HowTo: Use the Polygon API function to quickly draw a polygon	polygon, draw
HowTo: Tile a polygon with a picture	picture, tile, polygon, region
HowTo: Draw a polygon filled with a picture	region, path, polygon, picture
HowTo: Draw a polygon filled with text	text, region, path, polygon
HowTo: Draw lines on a picture and erase them	picture, SavePicture, erase, Cls
HowTo: Draw text on a picture and save the results into a file	text, picture, SavePicture
HowTo: Draw a cycloid using VB .NET	cycloid, curve
HowTo: Draw a cycloid	cycloid, curve
HowTo: Draw rubberband lines in VB .NET using DrawReversibleLine	rubberband, VB.NET, NET, redraw, AutoRedraw, DrawReversibleLine
HowTo: Let the user draw arcs	arc, circle, Atn, ATan3, arctangent
HowTo: Draw color gradients	color gradients, gradients
HowTo: Draw rubberband lines in VB .NET	rubberband, VB.NET, NET, redraw, AutoRedraw
HowTo: Draw arrows	arrow, arrowhead, lines
HowTo: Draw a dashed polyline	polyline, dashed, draw
HowTo: Let the user move and modify multiple polygons with grab handles	polygons, drag, grab handles, object-oriented design, classes, objects
HowTo: Draw a rubberband star	rubberband, star, user drawing
HowTo: Draw a rubberband ellipse	rubberband, ellipse, user drawing
HowTo: Draw a rubberband rectangle	rubberband, rectangle, user drawing
HowTo: Draw a rubberband line	rubberband, line, user drawing
HowTo: Draw interesting symmetric patterns	symmetry, drawing, patterns
HowTo: Make a numeric field	arc, circle, Atn, ATan3, arctangent

Printing

Title	Keywords
HowTo: Make a print preview displaying a grid of data with alternating row colors in Visual Basic 2005	print, print preview, VB 2005, grid, rows, color
HowTo: Preview and print a core sample report with Visual Basic 2005	print, preview, core sample, VB 2005
HowTo: Preview and print a core sample report using custom fill patterns with Visual Basic 2005	print, preview, core sample, VB 2005
HowTo: Easily print grid-like data in Visual Basic .NET	grid, print, print grid, data, VB.NET
HowTo: Print the values in a ListView control across multiple pages	ListView, print, multipage, multi-page
HowTo: Print a FlexGrid control's data across multiple pages vertically and horizontally	FlexGrid, print, grid, multi-page, multiple pages
HowTo: Print text on an odd piece of paper	print, paper, unusual paper
HowTo: Provide print preview	print, print preview
HowTo: Provide print preview with different scales	print, print preview, scale
HowTo: Print a long series of paragraphs in different fonts, breaking across pages in VB .NET	print, preview, text, long text, print preview, VB .NET
HowTo: Print text one line at a time to a line printer	line printer, print,
HowTo: Print a rounded rectangle	rounded rectangle, print, RoundRect
HowTo: Print an Excel worksheet displayed in an OLE container object	OLE, print, Excel, OLE container
HowTo: Print a form's decorated image in VB.NET	print screen, screen capture, form image, print form image
HowTo: Save a form's decorated image into a bitmap file in VB.NET	print screen, screen capture, form image, save form image
HowTo: Make a RichTextBox print WYSIWYG text	RTF, rich text, rich text box, RichTextBox, WYSIWYG, print, printing
HowTo: Save or print a form's image with or without decoration in VB .NET	print screen, screen capture, form image, print form image, save form image
HowTo: Print a form's image in VB.NET	print screen, screen capture, form image, print form image
HowTo: Save a form's image into a bitmap file in VB.NET	print screen, screen capture, form image, save form image
HowTo: Print pages in portrait and landscape orientations in VB .NET	print, landscape, portrait, VB.NET
HowTo: Preview and print the contents of the WebBrowser control	WebBrowser, print, print preview, preview
HowTo: Print multiline text at a specific location on a form or printer by using the ScaleLeft property	print, multiline, ScaleLeft, align, printer
HowTo: Print a drawing centered on the printer in VB .NET	print, preview, center, print preview, VB .NET
HowTo: Print a drawing that is centered and stretched to fit the page in VB .NET	print, preview, center, stretch, fit, print preview, VB .NET
HowTo: Print and display print previews in VB .NET	print, preview, print preview, VB .NET
HowTo: Use DDE to print PDF files	DDE, PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat
HowTo: Print a form's Labels and TextBoxes	PrintForm, print form, Label, TextBox
HowTo: Print a centered image of a form in Landscape mode	PrintForm, print form
HowTo: Print the values in a ListView control	ListView, print
HowTo: Print a FlexGrid control's data	FlexGrid, print, grid
HowTo: Print data from a database	database, print
HowTo: Print a multi-page picture	print, big picture, large picture
HowTo: Print a string on the printer with word wrap	print, printer, word wrap, TextWidth
HowTo: Get a printer's DRIVER_INFO_2 information	printer, driver, driver information, DRIVER_INFO_2
HowTo: Show a print preview for a RichTextBox that uses multiple fonts	RichTextBox, scroll, line, print, preview
HowTo: List installed printers in VB .NET	printers, installed printers, VB .NET
HowTo: List available printers and select one	printer, select printer, list printers
HowTo: Print text that follows a curve	print, text, curve, rotate
HowTo: Print rotated text using TextOut	print, rotate, text
HowTo: Print rotated text on the printer using PaintPicture	print, rotate, text, PaintPicture
HowTo: List screen and printer fonts	font, text, printer, screen
HowTo: Print a PictureBox and any controls that are on top of or inside it	PictureBox, print, keybd_event, fit to printer
HowTo: Print a centered picture as large as possible without distortion	PictureBox, picture, print, center, aspect ratio
HowTo: Print a picture centered	PictureBox, picture, print
HowTo: Print a picture	PictureBox, picture, print
HowTo: Print multiline text at a specific location on a form or printer	print, multiline, preview
HowTo: See if a printer is a PostScript printer	printer, PostScript

Color

Title	Keywords
HowTo: Draw samples of hatch patterns in Visual Basic 6	FillStyle, hatch, hatch pattern, Visual Basic, graphics
HowTo: Draw rainbow shaded text in Visual Basic .NET	color, rainbow, text, string, VB.NET
HowTo: Fill an ellipse with a color gradient	ellipse, color, color gradient, LinearGradientBrush, fill, VB.NET
HowTo: Slowly fill a circle with color from bottom to top in Visual Basic .NET	circle, ellipse, fill circle, fill ellipse, VB.NET, animation
HowTo: Display predefined system colors in Visual Basic .NET	color, system color, SystemColors, drawing, graphics, VB.NET
HowTo: Make a series of color samples	color, color sample, pick color
HowTo: Convert almost white pixels to white	pixels, color, convert, color conversion
HowTo: Display samples of the colors defined in VBRUN.SystemColorConstants	color, system colors, VBRUN, SystemColorConstants
HowTo: Use an ImageAttributes object to display an image's red, green, and blue components in Visual Basic .NET	color, color components, ImageAttributes, VB .NET
HowTo: Use an ImageAttributes object to swap the red, green, and blue components of an image in Visual Basic .NET	color, color components, ImageAttributes, VB .NET
HowTo: Use an ImageAttributes object to adjust an image's brightness in Visual Basic .NET	color, color components, brightness, ColorMatrix, ImageAttributes, VB .NET
HowTo: Use an ImageAttributes object to gamma correct an image in Visual Basic .NET	color, color components, gamm, gamm correction, ColorMatrix, ImageAttributes, VB .NET
HowTo: Draw a color wheel in VB .NET	histogram, bar chart, graph, VB.NET
HowTo: Remap a color in an image in VB .NET	image processing, remap color, color, VB .NET
HowTo: Generate random colors in Visual Basic 6	color, random color, RGB, QBColor