Dialog Boxes (Visual C#)

Dialog boxes are used to gather input from users. You can create your own dialog boxes or use the built-in dialog boxes, such as the FolderBrowserDialog and FontDialog. This section provides links to topics that show you how to create dialog boxes and use common built-in dialog boxes in your programs.

In This Section

• How to: Retrieve Data from a Dialog Box
  Demonstrates how to create a dialog box and retrieve data that users enter into it.

• Using Built-in Dialog Boxes in Your Application
  Describes the common built-in dialog boxes, such as the FolderBrowserDialog, and SaveFileDialog that you can use in an application.

• How to: Browse a Folder
  Demonstrates how to use the FolderBrowserDialog to retrieve files from a folder.

• How to: Save a File to a Folder
  Demonstrates how to use the SaveFileDialog to prompt users to save a file.

• How to: Display a List of Fonts
  Demonstrates how to use the FontDialog to apply formatting to text in an application.

• How to: Display an OpenFileDialog Dynamically
  Demonstrates how to use the OpenFileDialog to display the contents of a selected text file.

• How to: Display a Color Palette
  Demonstrates how to use the ColorDialog to apply a color to a Windows Form.

Related Sections

• Designing a User Interface in Visual C#
  Explains how to use the Windows Forms Designer and Toolbox to create a user interface.

• Visual C# Express
  Provides an introduction to documentation that helps you use Express editions of Visual Studio.

• Using the Visual C# Express IDE
  Provides links to topics that explain how to use the integrated development environment (IDE).