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| active tab | the tab of the document displayed in the IDE |
| Alphabetical icon | the icon in the Properties window that sorts properties alphabetically |
| auto-hide | hides a window (such as Toolbox, Properties & Solution Explorer) until the mouse is placed on the hidden window's tab |
| Categorized icon | icon in Properties window that sorts properties according to category |
| component selection drop-down list | found at the top of the Properties window and allows you to select the Form or control object whose properties you want set |
| context-sensitive help | help option launched by pressing F7 that provides links to articles that apply to the item currently selected by the mouse pointer |
| database | stores information for access by apps |
| Data menu | menu of the IDE that contains commands for interacting with databases |
| Debug menu | menu o fthe IDE that contains commands for debugging and runnin an app |
| Design view | IDE viewthat contains the Windows Forms designer to allow you to lay out controls in a Windows Forms app |
| dialog | window that can display and gather information |
| Form | object that represents the Windows app's graphical user interface (GUI) |
| graphical user interface (GUI) | visual part of the app with which the user interacts |
| icon | graphical pictures representing commands |
| Integrated Development Environment (IDE) | software used to create, document, run and debug apps |
| input | data that the user enters into an app |
| internal web browser | web browser included in Visual Basic 2010 Express, where you can browse the web |
| location bar | drop-down list in Visual Basic's internal web browser where you can enter the name of a website to visit |
| menu | group of related commands that cause the IDE to perform specific actions, such as opening windows, saving files, printing files and executing apps |
| menu bar | contains the menus for a window |
| menu item | a command located ina menu that causes an app to perform a specific action |
| Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) | online library that contains articles, downloads and chapters on thecnologies of interest to Visual Basic developers |
| New Project dialog | dialog that allows you to choose what type of app you wish to create |
| output | results of an app |
| pin icon | icon that enables or disables the auto-hide feature |
| project | group of related files that compose an app |
| Properties window | window that displays the properties for a Form, control object or file |
| property | specifies a control or Form object's attributes, such as size, color and position |
| scroll arrows | Arrows at the ends of a scrollbar that enable you to scroll through items |
| solution | contains one or more projects |
| Solution Explorer | window that provides access to all the projects and their files in a solution |
| Start Page | initial page displayed when Visual Studio 2010 is opened |
| templates | starting points for the projects you create in Visual Basic |
| title bar | top of a window in which the title of the window is displayed |
| toolbar | bar containing buttons that execute commands |
| toolbar icon | picture on a toolbar button |
| toolbox | window that contains controls used to build and customize Forms |
| Tools menu | menu of the IDE that contains commands for accessing additional IDE tools and options that enable customizations of the IDE |
| tool tip | description of an icon that appears when the mouse pointer is held over that icon for a few seconds |
| Visual Studio | Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) which allows developers to create apps in a variety of .NET programming languages |
| Windows Forms app | an app that executes on a Windows operating system and has a graphical user interface (GUI) - the visual part of the app with which the user interacts |
| Windows Form Designer | used to design the GUI of a Windows Forms app |
