User Manual for Total Visual SourceBook

Total Visual SourceBook is the most extensive professional source code library for Microsoft Access®, Office, VBA, and Visual Basic 6.0. Written by our staff of Microsoft MVP's, authors, and experienced developers, much of this code can't be found anywhere else.

At FMS, we believe documentation is critical to your ability to maximize the value of our software products. The user manual is 111 pages and fully indexed to make it easy to learn about Total Visual SourceBook, how to use it, avoiding conflicts with your code, finding code with the search tool, adding new items and troubleshooting.

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Total Visual SourceBook User Manual (1.47 MB)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

• About Total Visual SourceBook
• Product Highlights
• New Features in This Version
• Visit Our Web Site

Chapter 2: Installation and Startup

• System Requirements
• Installation Overview
• Upgrading from a Previous Version
• Program and Code Groups
• Installation Strategies
• Installing Total Visual SourceBook
• Using the Update Wizard
• Uninstalling Total Visual SourceBook

Chapter 3: Code Style, Conventions, and Usage

• Coding Overview
• Consistency
• Dependencies
• Avoiding Conflicts with Your Code
• Naming Conventions
• Error Handling
• Structured Programming Style and Formatting
• Using Code Updates
• Other Issues
• Example Code

Chapter 4: Code Explorer

• Running the Code Explorer
• Using the Code Explorer
• Toolbar Icons
• Code Explorer Windows
• Getting Code into Your Project
• Printing Code
• Finding Code with the Search Tool
• Using the Search Results
• Using Bookmarks
• Setting Options
• Administrative Features

Chapter 5: Code Repository

• Code Repository Overview
• Importance of Backups
• Multi-User Issues
• System-Maintained Information
• Adding New Items
• Importing Code
• Saving Classes, Modules, and Procedures
• Editing Items
• Deleting Code

Chapter 6: Source Code Exchange

• About Source Code Exchange
• Creating an SCE Package
• Importing an SCE Package
• Importing Data from another Code Library

Chapter 7: Product Support

• Troubleshooting
• Web Site Support
• Technical Support Options
• Contacting Technical Support

Index