A concise, practical introduction to Windows Forms that will allow developers who create control-centric applications to learn next-generation form-based capabilities in the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 quickly and efficiently. Whether you're a new or experienced developer, get the focused information you need to streamline application development using Windows Forms and Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. Award-winning author Charles Petzold illuminates the essential concepts and techniques for exploiting Windows Forms capabilities—offering concise, eloquent instruction as always, along with ample code examples in C#.Discover how to:Understand the architecture of Windows Forms programsAdd familiar Windows controls to your application, such as buttons, scroll bars, and text boxesCreate toolbars, menus, and status bars, complete with text and bitmap imagesEnhance existing controls, combine multiple controls, or create custom controls from scratchExploit dynamic layout with FlowLayoutPanelSupport absolute, proportional, or auto-sized columns and rows with TableLayoutPanelDevelop data-bound controlsDisplay tabular data with the new DataGridView control—without writing extensive codePLUS—Build and deploy two real-world Windows Forms applications from the bottom up