Getting Started (How Do I in Visual Web Developer)

This page links to a selection of walkthroughs (tutorials) that provide an overview of creating Web sites and ASP.NET Web pages using Visual Web Developer. To view other categories of popular tasks covered in Help, see How Do I in Visual Web Developer.

• What's New in ASP.NET and Web Development
  Provides information on changes and enhancements in the Web development features of Visual Web Developer.

Basic Techniques

• Walkthrough: Creating a Basic Web Page in Visual Web Developer
  Provides a tutorial on creating and editing an ASP.NET Web page in Visual Web Developer, including an overview of the Web development environment.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Basic Web Page with Code Separation in Visual Web Developer
  Provides a tutorial on how to work with ASP.NET code-behind pages in the Visual Web Developer designer.

• Walkthrough: Basic HTML Editing in Visual Web Developer
  Provides a tutorial on working with markup (HTML) in the Visual Web Developer designer.

Working with Data

• Walkthrough: Basic Data Access in Web Pages
  Provides a tutorial on how to use ASP.NET data controls to display data on an ASP.NET Web page.

• Walkthrough: Editing and Inserting Data in Web Pages with the DetailsView Web Server Control
  Provides a tutorial on using ASP.NET controls to enable users to edit existing records and create new ones.

• Walkthrough: Creating Master/Detail Web Pages in Visual Studio
  Provides a tutorial on how to use ASP.NET data controls to create pages that display lists of data where the user can select an individual record to examine further.

• Walkthrough: Data Binding to a Custom Business Object
  Provides a tutorial on how to use ASP.NET data controls to create multi-tier data access in an ASP.NET Web application.

Customizing Web Sites and Pages

• Walkthrough: Creating a Web Site with Membership and User Login
  Provides a tutorial on adding Web site security using ASP.NET features to add a login page, authentication, and authorization.

• Walkthrough: Customizing a Web Site Using Themes in Visual Studio
  Provides a tutorial on creating a consistent look for pages in your Web site.

• Walkthrough: Creating and Using ASP.NET Master Pages in Visual Web Developer
  Provides a tutorial on creating a consistent layout for pages in your Web site.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Web Parts Page
  Provides a tutorial on creating ASP.NET Web pages that users can customize using their browser.

• Walkthrough: Creating Reusable Elements with ASP.NET User Controls
  Provides a tutorial on using the Visual Web Developer designer to create a composite control that you can add to any ASP.NET Web page.

• Walkthrough: Adding Site Navigation to a Web Site
  Provides a tutorial on using site maps and creating navigation using a menu, a tree view, and a site map path control (sometimes referred to as a breadcrumb).

Managing Web Sites

• Walkthrough: Editing Web Sites with FTP in Visual Web Developer
  Provides a tutorial on creating a Web site in a local folder on your computer and testing it using the ASP.NET Development Server.

• Walkthrough: Maintaining Web Site User Information with Profile Properties
  Provides a tutorial on using ASP.NET profiles to gather information from users and store it for use each time they visit.

• Walkthrough: Debugging Web Pages in Visual Web Developer
  Provides a tutorial on using the integrated debugger in the Visual Web Developer designer to find errors in your code.

• Walkthrough: Copying a Web Site Using the Copy Web Site Tool
  Provides a tutorial on synchronizing local and remote versions of a Web site.

• Walkthrough: Using Output Caching to Enhance Web Site Performance
  Provides a tutorial on storing pages and application data in memory for faster performance.

• Walkthrough: Using Resources for Localization with ASP.NET
  Provides a tutorial on creating Web pages that can display information in different languages.

See Also

Concepts

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