Getting Started with GMSI.Net

Special Note: This tutorial is aimed at showing a software developer how easy it is to configure a GMSI.NET component and how much flexibility these components provide. Please keep in mind that these are software components, NOT complete applications. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a Windows application that uses a GMSI.NET control with Visual Studio .NET.

1. Start Visual Studio .Net by double-clicking the Visual Studio .NET icon from your desktop or choose Start > Programs > Microsoft Visual Studio.


2. Click the New Project button on the Start Page or go to File > New > Project.






3. On the left side of the New Project window, select the necessary programming language for your project by clicking in its folder. Click Windows Application on the Templates side of the window. Name your project in the Name field and click OK.






4. Click the General tab in the Toolbox to display the GMSI.NET components. There are two ways to can add a .NET component to your form. You can click a .NET component button then click on the form, or you can simply double-click the button.







5. At this point, you have inserted a GMSI.NET component into your Visual Studio .NET project.
   1. You can access its properties using the Properties window of the Visual Studio .NET environment or, in the case of all Global Majic Software controls, through a set of custom property pages.
   2. These pages may be opened by right-clicking the control and selecting Advanced Configuration.

Note: All changes are in real time and can be seen by left-clicking the Advanced Configuration window and dragging it off of the control.