The Form Editor is a visual tool for creating and editing GUI code. A form is simply the container for all the items that make up a GUI.
When a form is opened, the IDE switches to the GUI editing workspace and displays these windows:
If you have closed or minimized any of these windows, you can redisplay them by double-clicking the form node in the Explorer. Alternatively, you can right-click the form node in the Explorer and choose Open from the contextual menu.
On the right side of the main window is the component palette. You can visually and dynamically add components to a form by clicking the desired component in the component palette, and then clicking in the area in the Form window where you want to place that component.
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You cannot visually edit classes developed in other development environments. |
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Creating a New Form
Component Inspector Source Editor Form Editor Modes |