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HanneSThEGreaT
February 21st, 2007, 05:29 AM
Q: What is a Splash Screen?

A: Splash screens are often used to display information to a user while an application is loading. Visual Basic provides a preconfigured Splash Screen form template that you can add to your Windows Application project, and a Splash Screen property in the Project Designer that allows you to specify a splash screen for your project.

Q: How do I create a "splash" Screen?

A: Visual Basic.NET 2005 includes a splash screen template, meaning, it is an already predesigned form, which we can use for this purpose.
To add a splash screen template, follow these steps :
Select a project in Solution Explorer
Select the Project menu
Click Add New Item
In the Add New Item dialog box, select the Splash Screen template
Click Add. The template is added to your project.

Q: How do I specify a Splash Screen form, for my application?

A: To specify a splash screen, follow these steps :
Select a project in Solution Explorer
Select the Project menu
Click Properties.
Click the Application tab.
Under Windows application framework properties, in the Splash screen: list, click the form that you want to use as a splash screen.