Book excerpt: Experiment with the principles in this easy-to-use reference your knowledge and power to create professional, quality programs -- all without the intimidating jargon! -- Shows readers how to add sound, create animation, and display real-time video in their Visual Basic programs -- Covers all the newest Visual Basic features, including... -- Covers the advanced user interface features of Visual Basic 5, specially designed to make the programming even easier than before under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 -- Shows readers how to write programs combining Visual Basic with C++, Pascal, or any of the most popular programming languages -- Helps readers expand the power of Visual Basic through VBX/OCX custom controls -- Points readers toward the most useful Visual Basic online resources on the Internet, CompuServe, and the Microsoft Network -- Provides loads of tips and expert guidance to help readers quickly and easily debug their programs -- Show readers how to create an installation program so that complete novices can quickly and easily install the Visual Basic program readers created This book shows users why Visual Basic is one of the most popular ways to create Windows programs quickly and easily. And with all the recent advancements in the Windows and Internet programming arenas, "More Visual Basic 5 For Dummies" couldn't be more timely. More Visual Basic 5 For Windows For Dummies is chock-full of real-life examples and general programming advice from expert-author Wallace Wang. Armed with the programming tips, techniques, and examples contained in this book, readers can graduate from creating simple programs that run to creating programs actually accomplishsomething worthwhile. Readers will be creating full-fledged, bug-free multimedia programs in no time flat!