Chapter 5 Getting Started with Measurement Studio
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Adding user interface controls to the project
In this section, you will build a Web page that looks like the following
screenshot.
1. Click Design in the lower left corner to switch from Source View to
Design View.
2. Select View»Toolbox to display the Toolbox. The Toolbox contains
components and controls that you can add to your project.
3. Expand the HTML group on the Toolbox. Select the Table control in
the Toolbox and drag and drop it on the form. You use the table cells
to arrange the user interface controls on your Web page, as shown in
the previous screenshot.
4. The default table that appears is 3 × 3. This table provides a
customizable form for arranging the user interface controls for your
Web page. Expand the table to approximately 300 px (pixels) tall by
550 px wide by clicking and dragging the table borders.
5. If you are using Visual Studio 2005, merge the top two cells of all three
columns by selecting the cells, right-clicking, and selecting Merge
Cells. If you are using Visual Studio 2008, merge the top two cells of
all three columns by selecting the cells, right-clicking, and selecting
Modify»Merge Cells.
6. Expand the Standard group on the Toolbox. The Standard group
contains ASP.NET server controls included in the System.Web.UI
namespace.