add new form to desktop app VB.NET VS 2019

Question

This is my first application using VB.NET.

I am trying to add new windows form to my application. I followed the tutorials too but can't add the new form .

I am trying to add new form by right clicking in my project -> add -> Form (Windows Form). But this form does not show designer.vb code. I do not know what am I doing wrong. I just want to create a new windows form like the default form created in the project. The default form created in the project has designer.vb and resx file. When I try to add new form via Project menu, I can't find any of the icons that resemble to the icon of the default form Form1.vb.

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Answer 1

You can do this two ways:

Add->new->new item. You see this:

Then you get this:

So, from above, you select Form (windows form)

but, since creating a new form is "common"

Then you can use what you choose:

right click, add->Forms (windows form)

that will then launch the SAME screen as above, but WITH the forms already selected - hardly saves you much effort and time - but either way, you can then type in the form name - BUT BE CAREFULL!!! - WHAT you type in, if you change the extension, you will wind up creating somthing VERY differnt.

So, ONLY edit the name part, so when I do above, and choose forms (windows form), then I get this:

But ONLY edit the text "form1" and do NOT change, or mess with the .vb that follows.

So, I can chose (set) the form name to MyCoolForm like this

So, don't put spaces in the name, and LEAVE alone the .vb part. That is also imporant.

Now, hit add,

and you should see this: