' Add a button to a form and set some of its common properties.
Private Sub AddMyButton()
' Create a button and add it to the form.
Dim button1 As New Button()
' Anchor the button to the bottom right corner of the form
button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom Or AnchorStyles.Right
' Assign a background image.
button1.BackgroundImage = imageList1.Images(0)
' Specify the layout style of the background image. Tile is the default.
button1.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Center
' Make the button the same size as the image.
button1.Size = button1.BackgroundImage.Size
' Set the button's TabIndex and TabStop properties.
button1.TabIndex = 1
button1.TabStop = True
' Add a delegate to handle the Click event.
AddHandler button1.Click, AddressOf Me.button1_Click
' Add the button to the form.
Me.Controls.Add(button1)
End Sub