Comparison Between VB 6.0 and VB.NET Objects, Part 1

With this article, I want to provide a detailed explanation of the Form object's Property Window changes (from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic.NET). This will be very useful when you come from a Visual Basic 6 background. This article is not just aimed at VB6 veterans but to anyone starting with Visual Basic.NET—as you will see.
First off, start with the Visual Basic 6.0 Form property descriptions and settings.

Visual Basic 6 Properties Descriptions and their Settings

Have you ever wondered what all these properties do? I have found myself seeing a Form property in the Properties Window, and realising—I haven't used it before, or I don't know what exactly that particular Property does. So, what I've done was to compile this list of Visual Basic 6.0 Form object Properties along with Descriptions and Settings, which will be a handy reference to anyone using Visual Basic 6.

Property Name	Property Description	Property Setting
Appearance	Returns/Sets whether or not an object is painted at run time with 3-D effects	0 - Flat 1 - 3D
AutoRedraw	Returns the output from a graphics method to a persistent bitmap	True False
BackColor	Background color used to display text and graphics in an object	Choose any color from the appropriate tab in the Color dialog box
BorderStyle	The Border style for an object	Select any of the following: 0 - None 1 - Fixed Single 2 - Sizable 3 - Fixed Dialog 4 - Fixed ToolWindow 5 - Sizable ToolWindow
Caption	Sets the text displayed in a window's title bar	Textual data can be entered here
ClipControls	Determines whether graphics methods in Paint events repaint an entire object	True False
ControlBox	Determines whether the Control's Menu Box is shown on the left side of the title bar	True False
DrawMode	Sets the appearance of output from graphics methods or of a Shape or a Line control	Select any of the following: 1 - Blackness 2 - Not Merge Pen 3 - Mask Not Pen 4 - Not Copy Pen 5 - Mask Pen Not 6 - Invert 7 - Xor Pen 8 - Not Mask Pen 9 - Mask Pen 10 - Not Xor Pen 11 - Nop 12 - Merge Not Pen 13 - Copy Pen 14 - Merge Pen Not 15 - Merge Pen 16 - Whiteness
DrawStyle	Determines the Line Style for output from graphics methods	Select any of the following: 0 - Solid 1 - Dash 2 - Dot 3 - Dash-Dot 4 - Dash-Dot-Dot 5 - Transparent 6 - Inside Solid
DrawWidth	Line width for output from graphics methods	Integer values ONLY
Enabled	Determines whether a control can respond to user-generated events	True False
FillColor	Color used to fill in shapes, circles, and boxes	Choose any color from the appropriate tab in the Color dialog box
FillStyle	Fill style of a shape	Select any of the following: 0 - Solid 1 - Transparent 2 - Horizontal Line 3 - Vertical Line 4 - Upward Diagonal 5 - Downward Diagonal 6 - Cross 7 - Diagonal Cross
Font	Returns a Font object	Choose desired Font from the displayed Dialogbox
ForeColor	Forecolor used to display text and graphics in an object	Choose any color from the appropriate tab in the Color dialog box
HasDC	Determines whether a unique display context is allocated for the control	True False
Height	Height of an object	Integer Values ONLY
HelpContextID	Specifies the default help file context ID of an object	Integer values ONLY; for example: 0
Icon	Icon displayed when a form is minimized at run time	Browse for desired Icon
KeyPreview	Determines whether keyboard events for an object are invoked before keyboard events for controls on that object	True False
Left	Distance between the internal left edge of an object and the left edge of its container	Integer values ONLY
LinkMode	Type of link used for a DDE conversation and activates the connection	0 - None 1 - Manual
LinkTopic	Source application and topic for a destination control	Textual data
MaxButton	Determines whether a form has a Maximize button	True False
MDIChild	Determines whether a form is displayed inside a MDI Parent form	True False
MinButton	Determines whether a form has a Minimize button	True False
MouseIcon	Sets a custom mouse icon	Browse for desired Icon
MousePointer	Type of mouse pointer displayed when over part of an object	Select any of the following: 0 - Default 1 - Arrow 2 - Cross 3 - I - Beam 4 - Icon 5 - Size 6 - Size NE SW 7 - Size N S 8 - Size NW SE 9 - Size W E 10 - Up Arrow 11 - Hourglass 12 - No Drop 13 - Arrow and Hourglass 14 - Arrow and Question 15 - Size All 99 - Custom
Moveable	Determines whether a form can be moved	True False
Name	Name of the form	Textual data
NegotiateMenus	Determines whether a form incorporates the menus from an object on the form's menu bar	True False
OLEDropMode	Determines whether this object can act as an OLE object	0 - None 1 - Manual
Palette	Image that contains the palette to use on an object when PaletteMode is set to Custom	Browse for desired Palette
PaletteMode	Value that determines which palette to use for controls on an object	Select any of the following: 0 - Halftone 1 - UseZOrder 2 - Custom
Picture	Graphic to be displayed on the control	Browse for Picture to use on Form's Background
RightToLeft	Text display direction and control visual appearance on a bidirectional system	True False
ScaleHeight	The number of units for the vertical measurement of a object's interior	Any Numeric value
ScaleLeft	Horizontal coordinates for the left edges of an object	Any Numeric value
ScaleMode	Value indicating measurement units for object coordinates when using graphics methods or positioning controls	Select any of the following: 0 - User 1 - Twip 2 - Point 3 - Pixel 4 - Character 5 - Inch 6 - Millimetre 7 - Centimetre
ScaleTop	Vertical coordinates for the top edges of an object	Any Numeric value
ScaleWidth	Number of units for the Horizontal measurement of an object's interior	Any Numeric value
ShowInTaskbar	Determines whether a form or MDIForm appears in the Windows taskbar.	True False
StartUpPosition	Value specifying the position of a form when it first appears	Select any of the following: 0 - Manual 1 - CenterOwner 2 - CenterScreen 3 - Windows Default
Tag	Stores any extra data needed for your program	Any Textual and Numeric data
Top	Distance between the internal top edge of an object and the top edge of its container	Integer Values ONLY
Visible	Determines whether the object is visible or hidden	True False
WhatsThisButton	Determines whether the What's This Button appears in the title bar of a form or MDI form	True False
WhatsThisHelp	Context-sensitive help uses the What's This popup provided by Windows Help	True False
Width	Width of an object	Integer Values ONLY
WindowState	Visual state of a form at run time	Select any of the following: 0 - Normal 1 - Minimized 2 - Maximized