saving
bitmap files, 254
form designer changes, 34
projects, 18
security, CLR (common language runtime) for, 16
Select Case statement, 206–207
in Hangman game, 310
SelectAndDraw procedure, 376, 378–379
separator bars for menu items, 115–116
Shall All Files button, 318
shapes, drawing, 356–359
shortcut keys, 111–112
showing/hiding
autohide feature, IDE, 31
menus/menu items, 118–119
SizingGrip property, StatusBar control, 69
Sleep Aid application, 239
Solution Explorer, 23, 42–43
Shall All Files button, 318
sorting properties, 44
Sound Recorder utility, 361
SoundLocation property, 362
SoundPlayer class, 362–363
sounds. See audio
spacing, automatic, 37–38
Speed Typing game, 60–62, 86–100
If…Then statement in, 196–197
nesting in, 204–205
splash screen, adding, 73–75
squares, drawing, 356–357
stand-alone executable, creating, 83–85
Standard Edition of Visual Basic, 11
Start button in Click Race game, 55
Start Kits, 10
Start Page window, 9–10
starting position for windows, 62–63
StartPosition property, 62–63
StartTheGame Sub procedure, 302–303
static variables, defining, 161
StatusBar controls, 68–72
adding to application, 67–72
Collection Editor, 69–70
for Guess a Number game, 217
for Story of Mighty Molly game, 182
stepping through program statements, 389–390
StepValue with For…Next loop, 238
Stop() method for Soundplayer, 362
Story of Mighty Molly game, 148–150, 176–192
If…Then statement in, 197
String Collection Editor, 203
String object, 288–289
defined, 307
strings. See also Function procedures
functions/methods for manipulating, 167–169
manipulation functions, 288–289
structured exception handlers, 394–396
structures, 152,172–174
strUserName variable, 280
Sub procedures, 275–276, 277–278
arguments, passing, 281
class methods, adding, 325–327
custom Sub procedures, 277–278
executing, 278
optional arguments, passing, 282–283
Substring method, String object, 288–289
Subtract method, TimeSpan object, 286
switching between windows, 31
SwitchPlayers procedure, 418
syntax errors, 384–385
System Tray, 62
defined, 72
NotifyIcon, posting, 72–73
System.Drawing.Graphics namespace, 347