MDI Questions

hi
i have a MDI form for which i want to design exactly like Microsoft Office Envoirnment, like the have a bar (dunno wat it is called) at the bottom of the form, and then an information panel in side which stays in front.
pls gimme some sample code to go wid it

I think you are referring to the statusbar, it's included in Windows Common Controls. You can right click it to setup it's properties. To use it say you want to put some text in a panel do like:

VB Code:

StatusBar1.Panels(1).Text="Sample Text"

Of course you can do much more with this control.

well ok i got that status bar, now wat abt dat information bar at the side am talking about, if i put in a form as an mdi child it does not fit well, n if i place a picturebox in the mdi form, it gets streched according to the form n i can'set its dimensions.

Could you please post the screenshot of what you're talking about.

i think this wud do
i need exactly the same