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Layout bar
Can be used to adjust positioning and spacing


Smarttags
Expose the control’s most common tasks


Document Outline Window

From the menu: View – other windows – Document Outline
Ctrl+Alt+T

Graphically displays all the controls and containers
You can grab with the mouse and move them from one container to another

You can also delete them and add them

To add right click control in toolbox
Paste it in document outline window

User Interface Design

1. Make it simple
1. Most important
2. Make it user friendly
3. Group related data and controls
4. Use container controls to organize related controls
5. Enable default values when possible

1. Make it easy to override this value

2. Logically Position Controls
1. Location of controls reflect their importance
3. Be Consistent
1. Be consistent across forms
4. Make it look good
1. Do not cause eyestrain
2. Make it easy to read