Dialog Boxes in Windows Forms

Dialog boxes are used to interact with the user and retrieve information. In simple terms, a dialog box is a form with its FormBorderStyle enumeration property set to FixedDialog. You can construct your own custom dialog boxes by using the Windows Forms Designer in Visual Studio. Add controls such as Label, Textbox, and Button to customize dialog boxes to your specific needs. The .NET Framework also includes predefined dialog boxes, such as File Open and message boxes, which you can adapt for your own applications. For more information, see Dialog-Box Controls and Components (Windows Forms).

In This Section

• How to: Display Dialog Boxes for Windows Forms
  Gives directions for showing dialog boxes.

Topic	Location
How to: Retrieve Dialog Box Information Selectively Using Multiple Properties	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Information from the Parent Form of a Dialog Box	Windows Forms Programming
User Input to Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve the Result for Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
Walkthrough: Retrieving Dialog Box Information Collectively Using Objects	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Close Dialog Boxes and Retain User Input	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Create Dialog Boxes at Design Time	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Display Message Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Dialog Box Information Selectively Using Multiple Properties	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Information from the Parent Form of a Dialog Box	Windows Forms Programming
User Input to Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve the Result for Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
Walkthrough: Retrieving Dialog Box Information Collectively Using Objects	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Close Dialog Boxes and Retain User Input	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Create Dialog Boxes at Design Time	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Display Message Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Dialog Box Information Selectively Using Multiple Properties	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Information from the Parent Form of a Dialog Box	Windows Forms Programming
User Input to Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve the Result for Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
Walkthrough: Retrieving Dialog Box Information Collectively Using Objects	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Close Dialog Boxes and Retain User Input	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Create Dialog Boxes at Design Time	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Display Message Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Dialog Box Information Selectively Using Multiple Properties	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve Information from the Parent Form of a Dialog Box	Windows Forms Programming
User Input to Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Retrieve the Result for Dialog Boxes	Windows Forms Programming
Walkthrough: Retrieving Dialog Box Information Collectively Using Objects	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Close Dialog Boxes and Retain User Input	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Create Dialog Boxes at Design Time	Windows Forms Programming
How to: Display Message Boxes	Windows Forms Programming

Related Sections

• Dialog-Box Controls and Components (Windows Forms)
  Lists the predefined dialog box controls.

• Changing the Appearance of Windows Forms
  Contains links to topics that describe how to change the appearance of Windows Forms applications.

• TabControl Control Overview (Windows Forms)
  Explains how you incorporate the tab control into a dialog box.