A Tour of C# Express

Before we move on to learning to develop applications with the installed software, we shall take a quick look at the IDE that we will be using, Visual C# Express Edition. An IDE is an Integrated Development Environment that has all of the tools to allow you to create and develop applications. In this section we will discover some of what C# Express has to offer the developer.

How to use the Start page
Solutions and Projects
How to work with the IDE
Working with the Code Editor
Intellisense
Code Folding
Collapsing and Expanding Windows
Using the Solution Explorer
Managing Solutions and Projects
Using the Class View
Using the Properties Window
Setting Environment Options
Accessing Help
Summary