MCTS Windows Forms 3.5 – 70-505 – Objectives List Part 1

This is the first post in another collection of posts that have links to the different objectives covered in the 70-505 exam.

Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls (13%)

• Add and configure a Windows Form
• Add a Windows Form to a project at design time
• Configure a Windows Form to control accessibility
  • AccessibleObject
  • AccessibleDescription
  • AccessibleName
  • Providing accessibility information on forms
• Configure a Windows Form to control appearance
  • AmbientProperties
  • Form.BackColour
  • BackgroundImage
  • BackgroundImageLayout
  • Cursor
  • Font
  • ForeColor
  • FormBorderStyle
  • RightToLeft
  • RightToLeftLayout
  • Text
  • UseWaitCursor
• Configure a Windows Form to control behavior
  • AllowDrop
  • AutoValidate
  • ContextMenuStrip
  • DoubleBuffered
  • Enabled
  • ImeMode
• Configure a Windows Form to control focus
  • CausesValidation
• Configure a Windows Form to control layout
  • AutoScaleMode
  • AutoScroll
  • AutoScrollMargin
  • AutoScrollMinSize
  • AutoSize
  • AutoSizeMode
  • Location
  • MaximumSize
  • MinimumSize
  • Padding
  • Size
  • StartPosition
  • WindowSize
  • DesktopBounds
  • Resize Windows Forms
  • Resizable window sample
  • Automatic scaling in Windows Forms
• Configure a Windows Form to control style
  • ControlBox
  • HelpButton
  • Icon
  • IsMidiContainer
  • MainMenuStrip
  • MaximizeBox
  • MinimizeBox
  • Opacity
  • ShowIcon
  • ShowInTaskBar
  • SizeGripStyle
  • TopMost
  • TransperancyKey
• Configure a Windows Form to control other functionality
  • AcceptButton
  • CancelButton
  • KeyPreview
  • Visible
• Manage control layout on a Windows Form
• Panel class
  • Panel control overview
• GroupBox class
  • GroupBox control
• TabControl class
  • TabControl control
• FlowLayoutPanel class
  • FlowLayoutPanel control
• TableLayoutPanel class
  • TableLayoutPanel control
• Add and configure a Windows Forms control
• Use the integrated development environment (IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time
• Adding controls at runtime
  • ContainerControl
  • Control.Controls property
• Configure controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the UI
• Arranging controls on a form
• Align multiple controls
• Anchor controls
• Dock controls
• Layer objects
• Position controls
• Set Grid Options on all forms
• Set tab order on Windows Forms
• How to: Resize controls on Windows Forms
• Arrange controls with snaplines
• Reassign existing controls
• Layout window forms controls with padding, margin and autosize
• Modify control properties
• Properties window
• Create and configure menus
• Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form
  • MenuStrip control
  • MenuStrip control overview
  • Providing standard menu items on a form
  • ToolStrip control overview
• Change the displayed menu structure programmatically
  • Allow Reorder of ToolStrip items at run time
  • ToolStripItem class
• Create and configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form
  • ContextMenuStrip control overview
  • Associate ContextMenuStrip with a control
  • Add menu items to a ContextMenuStrip
• Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls
• Manage mouse and keyboard events within Windows Forms applications
  • How keyboard input works
  • Using keyboard events
  • KeyDown event
  • KeyPress event
  • KeyUp event
  • ProcessCmdKey method
  • IsInputKey method
  • ProcessDialogKey method
  • Keys enumeration
  • How mouse input works
  • Mouse Events
  • Click event
  • DoubleClick event
  • MouseClick event
  • MouseDoubleClick event
  • MouseEnter event
  • MouseMove event
  • HouseHover
  • MouseDown event
  • MouseWheel event
  • MouseUp event
  • MouseLeave event
  • Distinguish between Clicks and Double Clicks
  • Drag and drop functionality in windows forms
  • Simulate mouse and keyboard events in code
  • SendKeys class
• Create event handlers at run time to respond to system or user events dynamically
• Creating event handlers in Windows forms
• Events overview
• Event handlers overview
• Create events handlers at runtime
• Order of events in Windows Forms
• Connect multiple events to a single event handler

You can also find some information on preparing for your exams here, in the actual exam for 70-505. Also errata for the MS Press training kit