M2547

Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS):

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms

Applications M2547 70-505

Workshop Title: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Workshop Code: M2547
Version: A
Level: 400
Duration: 2 Days

Workshop Overview

The Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 M2547 instructor-led training workshop has been designed to provide candidates with the necessary skills and knowledge required to develop advanced Microsoft Windows Forms applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, programme structure, and implementation details.

Target Audience

Candidates who should consider attending the M2547 Microsoft training workshop are corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Windows application development.

Workshop Objectives

On successfully completing the M2547 workshop candidates will be able to:

• Build MDI applications
• Customise Windows Forms and controls
• Create customised 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

Workshop Prerequisites

Candidates attending the M2547 Microsoft training workshop should have previously attended and completed Workshop M2546 Core Windows Forms Technologies with Visual Studio 2005 or possess the equivalent skills and knowledge.

Candidates are also required to: be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE) and tools, be able to programme an application using a .NET Framework 2.0 compliant language, including the use of delegates and events and understand advanced concepts including serialisation, reflection, application domains, and multithreading.

Testing and Certification

The M2547 Microsoft training workshop is the recommended preparation for the 70-505 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development exam.

Workshop Content

Unit 1: Building MDI Applications

In this unit candidates will learn how to create multiple-document interface (MDI) applications that enable one parent window to host multiple documents. The unit demonstrates how to create MDI parent and child forms and how to determine the active MDI child and work with information on it. The unit also explains how to implement menu merging in an MDI application to make the menu on the parent form relevant to the active child form.

Lessons:

• Windows Forms Layout Options
• What Are MDI Applications?

Lab: Building MDI Applications

• Creating MDI Parent and Child Forms
• Displaying and Comparing Information on MDI Child Forms
• Implementing Menu Merging in MDI Applications

After completing this unit, candidates will be able to:

• Compare the different layout styles for Microsoft Windows Forms applications
• Explain the key concepts and processes involved in implementing an MDI application
• Create MDI parent and child forms
• Display and compare information on MDI child forms
• Implement menu merging in an MDI application

Unit 2: Customising Windows Forms and Controls

In this unit candidates will learn how to develop custom Microsoft Windows Forms and controls. Candidates will learn how to develop user controls, use GDI+ operations, and create new controls that inherit from the Control class. In addition, the unit demonstrates how to create a nonrectangular Windows Form and how to add features such as attributes and Toolbox bitmaps to controls.

Lessons:

• What Are the Methods of Authoring Controls for Windows Forms?
• Ways to Draw a User Interface by Using GDI+
• Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form

Lab: Customising Windows Forms and Controls

• Creating a Control That Inherits from an Existing Control
• Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form
• Creating a Custom User Control

After completing this unit, candidates will be able to:

• Explain the methods of authoring controls for Windows Forms
• Draw a user interface by using GDI+
• Create a control that inherits from an existing control
• Create a nonrectangular Windows Form
• Create a custom user control

Unit 3: Creating Customised Print Components

In this unit candidates will learn how to print content from a Microsoft Windows Forms application by using the printing features of GDI+. Candidates will learn how to keep track of multiple pages when printing and render page content correctly.

Lessons:

• Printing Features That Are Supported by .NET Framework 2.0
• Drawing Print Document Content by Using GDI+

Lab: Creating Customised Print Components

• Printing a Report by Using GDI
• Creating a Customised Print Preview Dialog Box (if time permits)

After completing this unit, candidates will be able to:

• Describe the printing features that are supported by .NET Framework 2.0
• Explain how to use GDI+ to draw print document content
• Print content by using GDI+
• Describe best practices for creating custom print components

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

In this unit candidates will learn about the properties, methods, and events that can be used to implement drag-and-drop functionality in a Microsoft Windows Forms application. Candidates will learn how to start and finish drag-and-drop operations and, specifically, how to implement drag-and-drop operations with a TreeView control. In addition, the unit demonstrates how to use the Clipboard to store and retrieve data.

Lessons:

• Drag-and-Drop Operations in Windows Forms Applications
• Adding Clipboard Support in Windows Forms Applications

Lab: Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations and Implementing Clipboard Support

• Implementing Drag-and-Drop Functionality in a Windows Forms Application
• Adding Clipboard Support to an Application
• Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations by Using TextBox and PictureBox Controls (if time permits)

After completing this unit, candidates will be able to:

• Describe the phases of a drag-and-drop operation
• Describe the methods that can be used to provide Clipboard support
• Implement drag-and-drop functionality in a Windows Forms application
• Add Clipboard support to an application

Unit 5: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using Multithreaded Techniques

In this unit candidates will learn how to create Microsoft Windows Forms applications that can run tasks in the background. The unit explains how to make use of the asynchronous methods and other features of components that support the Asynchronous Pattern for Components. Candidates will also learn how to use the classes in the System threading namespace to run one or more tasks in the background by using multiple threads in an application.

Lessons:

• Asynchronous Programming in Windows Forms Applications
• Creating Thread-Safe Applications

Lab: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using Multithreaded Techniques

• Loading a Bitmap Asynchronously
• Performing Calculations by Using Multithreading

After completing this unit, candidates will be able to:

• Explain the concepts and processes that are involved in performing asynchronous programming
• Load a bitmap into a Windows Forms application asynchronously
• Perform multiple simultaneous calculations on a form by using multithreading

Unit 6: Enhancing the Presentation of Windows Forms Applications

In this unit candidates will learn about the features that can be used when creating professional-looking applications. Candidates will also learn how to build a Windows Form that has the appearance of Microsoft Office Outlook and how to configure a customised master/detail DataGridView control. In addition, the unit explains how to incorporate the PropertyGrid component and application settings features that enable users to edit and save their preferences.

Lessons:

• Enhancing Application User Interfaces
• Customising the DataGridView Control
• Application Settings and the PropertyGrid Control

Lab: Enhancing the Presentation of Windows Forms Applications

• Programming the DataGridView Control
• Viewing and Persisting Application Settings by Using the PropertyGrid Control
• Implementing a User Interface in the Style of Outlook by Using RAD Features

After completing this unit, candidates will be able to:

• Describe several key features involved in enhancing an application user interface
• Describe how to customise the DataGridView control
• Explain the concepts of Windows Forms application settings and the PropertyGrid control
• Programme the DataGridView control
• View and persist application settings by using the PropertyGrid control
• Implement a user interface in the style of Outlook by using rapid application development (RAD) features

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