Visual Basic is a very easy programming language. With the help of Visual Basic you can develop Windows based applications and games. We can develop various types of applications in visual basic such as calculators, small animations, & simple games. The simplicity of vb makes it a powerful language. We can also design serial communication programs & timer programs using serial communication control & timer control in vb6.

If you are using vb6 see how you can open the vb6 form & start programming:

When opening vb6 click on STANDARD.EXE

In next step click New Project in File Menu

The vb6 form will appear as you can see below. This is where you will design your vb6 application.

Visual Basics Controls 

That's it, start experimenting with these controls.