Dialog boxes are used to interact with the user and retrieve information. In simple terms, a dialog box is a form with its FormBorderStyle enumeration property set to FixedDialog. You can construct your own custom dialog boxes by using the Windows Forms Designer in Visual Studio. Add controls such as Label, Textbox, and Button to customize dialog boxes to your specific needs. The .NET Framework also includes predefined dialog boxes, such as File Open and message boxes, which you can adapt for your own applications. For more information, see Dialog-Box Controls and Components (Windows Forms).
Gives directions for showing dialog boxes.
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Lists the predefined dialog box controls.
Contains links to topics that describe how to change the appearance of Windows Forms applications.
Explains how you incorporate the tab control into a dialog box.