When we open a project,a toolbox presented,which contains controls that controls are called Intrinsic controls.All controls are not equally useful. Some you will use on every application you write. Others you will use only when you have a special need for the features the controls offer.
| Control Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Check box | Displays a True/False or Yes/No option. You can check any number of check boxes on a form at one time. |
| Combo box | Combines a text box with a list box. Allows a user to type in a selection or select an item from a drop-down list. |
| Command button | Carries out a command or action when a user chooses it |
| Frame | Provides a visual and functional container for controls. |
| Horizontal and vertical scroll bars | Allow a user to add scroll bars to controls that do not automatically provide them |
| Image | Displays bitmaps, icons, or Windows metafiles, JPEG, or GIF files; acts like a command button when clicked. |
| Label | Displays text a user cannot interact with or modify.It display a message to user. |
| Line | Adds a straight-line segment to a form. |
| List box | Displays a list of items that a user can choose from. |
| Option button | The Option Button control, as part of an option group with other option buttons, displays multiple choices, from which a user can choose only one. |
| Picture box | Displays bitmaps, icons, or Windows metafiles, JPEG, or GIF files. It also displays text or acts as a visual container for other controls. |
| Shape | Adds a rectangle, square, ellipse, or circle to a form, frame, or picture box. |
| Text box | Provides an area to enter or display text.It is user for input mostly,user enter data at run time. |
| Timer | Executes timer events at specified time intervals.It executes an event in repeated nature. |
| OLE container | Embeds data into a Visual Basic application. |
| File list box | Displays and allows a user to select from a list of files. |
| Drive list box | Displays and allows a user to select valid disk drives. |
| Directory list box | Displays and allows a user to select directories and paths. |
| Data | Enables you to connect to an existing database and display information from it on your forms |