This user-friendly, self-paced tutorial leads through the reader's first simple program to a full exploration of the Visual Basic 4 programming language with real-life programming examples, numerous illustrations, review quizzes, and a CD-ROM containing all the sample programs and code used throughout the book.-- Clear, real-life programming examples illustrate each topic-- End of chapter quizzes evaluate your progress-- The premiere path to Visual Basic mastery -- from variables and data types to the Windows API and multimedia-- Certificate from the University of Phoenix available upon successfully completing the final exam