want to make a score board? by: mrs. clair

• Learning Targets: Develop code blocks that use arithmetic

operations Develop programs that use subtotals

and final totals

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• First open up Visual Basic.

• Then go to File, New, Project.

• Next click Window Application. Then name the project Score Board. Check the create directory for solution box. Press OK.

REMEMBER TO SAVE TO YOUR

(H:) DRIVE!

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• First go to the properties window and change the size to 512, 368.

• Get 2 Labels, 3 Text Boxes, and 10 Buttons.

• Remember you can design the form to how you want it to look!

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• To name a button go to the Properties Window.

• Then go to Text and make 2 touchdown buttons, 2 field goal buttons, 2 safety/ field goal, 2 Convert buttons, 1 Quarter button, and 1 End of Game button.

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• This is very simple. Go to the Properties Window and go to text (like with buttons).

• Then in the Properties Window go to Font and change to your liking!

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• Go to the Properties Window and change the text to 0 on the text boxes that are going to be used for the home and away score.

• Change the text to 1 for the text box that will be used for quarters.

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• Centering a text box is easy!

• Go to the Properties Window and go to Text Align to center.

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Naming Buttons and Text Boxes

• Go to the Properties Window and go to name.

• Then if your creating a button type btn(nameofbutton).

• If it’s a text box type the name as txt(nameoftext).

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Setup your Form to your liking and lets get to coding!

• Just set a layout of your buttons, labels, and text boxes so that they can be easily read by someone else.

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• Double click the Touchdown Button assigned to the home team.

• Then type the code as txt(name of the home team textbox).Text = txt(name of same text box).Text + 6

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Getting Back to the Form

• There are two tabs at the top of the screen.

• To get back to the form simply press Form1.vb [Design]

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Coding Cont.

• Do the same thing for the visitor button for touchdowns.

• The code for it is txt(name of visitor text box).Text = txt(name of same text box).Text + 6

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• Double click the button assigned for field goals for the home team.

• The code is txt(name of home team text box).Text = txt(same text box).Text + 3

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Field Goal Coding Cont.

• Double click the visitor’s field goal button.• The code is txt(name of visitor text

box).Text = txt(same text box).Text + 3

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Safety/Two Point Conversion Coding

• Double click the home team’s Safety/Two point button.

• The code is txt(home team text box).Text = txt(home team text box).Text + 2

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Safety/Two Point Conversion Cont.

• Double click the Safety/Two point conversion button.

• The code is txt(vistor text box).Text = txt(visitor text box).Text + 2

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Convert Button

• Double Click the Convert Button.• The code is txt(Home text box).Text =

txt(home text box).Text + 1• Visitor code is txt(away text box).Text =

txt(away text box).Text + 1

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Making Reset Button

• Double click the end game button• The code is

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Making The Quarter Button

• Double click the Quarter button.• The code is

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Creating a Background!• Go on the internet

and find a picture you want as the background of your score board.

• Right click image and save to computer.

• Then go to BackgroundImage and select your image.

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