Build custom controls that can inherit from existing .NET controls, add custom properties to inherited controls, and support reuse in any app that needs them.

In an effort to convince more developers to create Windows Live applications, Microsoft announced this week that it will be adding a series of Windows Live controls to the Visual Studio Toolbox.

Custom controls provide the perfect answer to this problem. Mastering Visual Studio .NET's object-oriented capabilities enables you to design controls that can inherit from existing .NET controls, add ...