[RESOLVED] How do you use a Font/Color dialogbox to change the Font/Color of a label?

[VBAppleCoder]

Hello everyone!
In my project I have a menustrip that contains a "Font" tab and a "Color" tab. I have them coded to where when you click on either or the appropriate dialog box comes up. What I am wanting to do is when opening the "Font" dialog box, I would like to be able to change the font of only one label. Same thing with color, when I open that dialog box I would like it to change the background color of that particular label. So my question is... How do a use the Font dialog/ Color dialog boxes to change the Font/Color of one particular label?

Hope this makes since!

[Sitten Spynne]

Dialogs always work the same way:

• You call their ShowDialog() method and check its return value to make sure the user clicked 'OK'.
• If they clicked OK, you check the dialog's properties to see what the user selected.
• You use those values to set the appropriate properties of something else.

This is demonstrated in the FontDialog documentation. The example displays the dialog and changes the font properties of a TextBox based on the user's selection. That is very close to what you asked. If you have trouble adapting it, give it a try anyway, post what didn't work, and let us help you out.

[4x2y]

This is demonstrated in the FontDialog documentation.

The same documentation but with various language example https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...v=vs.110).aspx

[VBAppleCoder]

The same documentation but with various language example https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...v=vs.110).aspx

Ok so would I use the "AllowScriptChange" property?

[Sitten Spynne]

That isn't in the example on the page, so no. Stick to what's in the example.

[4x2y]

Ok so would I use the "AllowScriptChange" property?

It is True by default, why you are worry about it?

[VBAppleCoder]

It is True by default, why you are worry about it?

I am worried because this is for a final exam and it has stumped me. I still can't figure it out.

[4x2y]

I am worried because this is for a final exam and it has stumped me. I still can't figure it out.

So, just concentrate in the properties you want Font and Color and leave all the others, you don't have to set them.

[Sitten Spynne]

There is an example with ten lines of code that doesn't mention the property you are worried about. Maybe try reading that part of the page.

[VBAppleCoder]

I figured it out after two days! It was so simple! I was wanting it to use all system colors/fonts and be able to change that label however I want. Not just one color.

My code: This segment opens a color dialog box and then applies the selected color to the background of the label.
' Show the color dialog box
cdColor.ShowDialog()

' Change the color of the account balance box
lblBalance.BackColor = cdColor.Color

My code for Font: This segment is basically the same as color except you use this dialog box to change font.
' Show the font dialog box
fdFont.ShowDialog()

' Change the font of the label
lblBalance.Font = fdFont.Font

[VBAppleCoder]

Your link had the answer in front of me the whole time i just did not see it. Thanks!

[Sitten Spynne]

Yes, MSDN shuffles things around every few years and tries to make sure the most useful parts are at the bottom of the page. I learned to just look for the "Remarks" and "Example" links.