index.yml

### YamlMime:Landing

title: Windows Forms documentation
summary: Learn about using Windows Forms, an open-source, graphical user interface for Windows, on .NET.

metadata:
  title: Windows Forms for .NET documentation
  description: Learn about using Windows Forms, an open-source, graphical user interface for Windows, on .NET.
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.date: 04/02/2025

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | sample | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:

  # Card
  - title: Learn about Windows Forms
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: whats-new
        links:
          - text: What's new
            url: whats-new/index.md
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Windows Forms overview
            url: overview/index.md
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Create a new app
            url: get-started/create-app-visual-studio.md
          - text: Migrate from .NET Framework
            url: migration/index.md
      - linkListType: download
        links:
          - text: Visual Studio 2022
            url: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=learn.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=inline+link&utm_content=download+vs2022+desktopguide+winforms

  - title: Controls
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: About controls
            url: controls/overview.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Layout
            url: controls/layout.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Add a control
            url: controls/how-to-add-to-a-form.md
          - text: Add access (shortcut) keys
            url: controls/how-to-create-access-keys.md

  - title: Keyboard input
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: About the keyboard
            url: input-keyboard/overview.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Keyboard events
            url: input-keyboard/events.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Handle keyboard input
            url: input-keyboard/how-to-handle-forms.md
          - text: Modify key events
            url: input-keyboard/how-to-change-key-press.md
          
  - title: Mouse input
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: About the mouse
            url: input-mouse/overview.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Mouse events
            url: input-mouse/events.md
          - text: Drag-and-drop
            url: input-mouse/drag-and-drop.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Manage the cursor
            url: input-mouse/how-to-manage-cursor-pointer.md
          - text: Simulate mouse events
            url: input-mouse/how-to-simulate-events.md