Figure 3 Toolbox window with its controls available commonly.

Control Description

1. Pointer : used to interact with the controls on the form
2. PictureBox : used to display images
3. TextBox : used to accept user input which can display only editable text
4. Frame : used to group other controls
5. CommandButton : used to initiate an action by pressing on the button
6. CheckBox : used to do a choice for user (checked or unchecked)
7. OptionButton : used in groups where one at a time can be true
8. ListBox : used to provide a list of items
9. ComboBox : used to provide a short list of items
10. HScrollBar : a horizontal scrollbar
11. VScrollBar : a vertical scrollbar
12. Timer : used to perform tasks in specified intervals.
13. DriveListBox : used to access to the system drives
14. DirListBox : used to access to the directories on the system
15. FileListBox : used to access to the files in the directory
16. Shape : used to draw circles, rectangles, squares, ellipses
17. Line : used to draw lines
18. Image : used to display images. But less capability than the PictureBox
19. Data : used to connect a database
20. OLE : used to interact with other windows applications
21. Label : used to display texts which cannot be edited