Creating and Using Bitmaps and Icons

This topic is designed to help you find code that demonstrates how to perform common bitmap and icon programming tasks by using Visual C# Express Edition.

In This Section

• How to: Create a Bitmap at Run Time (Visual C#)
  Demonstrates how to create a Bitmap object and display it in a PictureBox control.

• How to: Convert Images from One Format to Another
  Demonstrates how to load an image and save it in several different graphics formats.

• How to: Retrieve an Image that is an Embedded Resource
  Demonstrates how to retrieve an image that is an embedded resource of an assembly.

Related Sections

• Drawing Text and Graphics
  Describes how to perform common graphics programming tasks in Visual C# Express Edition.

• Designing a User Interface in Visual C#
  Explains how to use the Windows Forms Designer and Toolbox to create a user interface.

• Visual C# Express
  Provides an introduction to documentation that helps you use Express editions of Visual Studio.

• Using the Visual C# Express IDE
  Provides links to topics that explain how to use the integrated development environment (IDE).