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Using the Form Design Window

To modify the design of your new form, click the Design View button on the toolbar. The Form Design window appears (see Figure 12.11, where the Design window has been maximized). The floating window that appears in form design mode contains an undocked toolbar, called the Toolbox, that allows you to place new control elements on a form. Using the Toolbox to add new control elements to the form is covered in the next chapter. For this exercise, hide the Toolbox by clicking the Toolbox button on the Forms toolbar or by clicking the Close Window button in the upper-right corner of the Toolbox.

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