Private Sub DrawALineOfText(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
    ' Declare strings to render on the form.
    Dim stringsToPaint() As String = {"Tail", "Spin", " Toys"}

    ' Declare fonts for rendering the strings.
    Dim fonts() As Font = {New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular), _
        New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Italic), _
        New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular)}

    Dim startPoint As New Point(10, 10)

    ' Set TextFormatFlags to no padding so strings are drawn together.
    Dim flags As TextFormatFlags = TextFormatFlags.NoPadding

    ' Declare a proposed size with dimensions set to the maximum integer value.
    Dim proposedSize As Size = New Size(Integer.MaxValue, Integer.MaxValue)

    ' Measure each string with its font and NoPadding value and draw it to the form.
    For i As Integer = 0 To stringsToPaint.Length - 1
        Dim size As Size = TextRenderer.MeasureText(e.Graphics, _
            stringsToPaint(i), fonts(i), proposedSize, flags)
        Dim rect As Rectangle = New Rectangle(startPoint, size)
        TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, stringsToPaint(i), fonts(i), _
            startPoint, Color.Black, flags)
        startPoint.X += size.Width
    Next
End Sub

private static void DrawALineOfText(PaintEventArgs e)
{
    // Declare strings to render on the form.
    string[] stringsToPaint = { "Tail", "Spin", " Toys" };

    // Declare fonts for rendering the strings.
    Font[] fonts = { new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular), 
        new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Italic), 
        new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular) };

    Point startPoint = new Point(10, 10);

    // Set TextFormatFlags to no padding so strings are drawn together.
    TextFormatFlags flags = TextFormatFlags.NoPadding;

    // Declare a proposed size with dimensions set to the maximum integer value.
    Size proposedSize = new Size(int.MaxValue, int.MaxValue);

    // Measure each string with its font and NoPadding value and 
    // draw it to the form.
    for (int i = 0; i < stringsToPaint.Length; i++)
    {
        Size size = TextRenderer.MeasureText(e.Graphics, stringsToPaint[i], 
            fonts[i], proposedSize, flags);
        Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(startPoint, size);
        TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, stringsToPaint[i], fonts[i],
            startPoint, Color.Black, flags);
        startPoint.X += size.Width;
    }

}