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+title: "Getting Started"
+description: Learn how to use Windows Forms to create powerful Windows-based applications that display data, handle user input, and help you deploy your applications.
+ms.date: "03/30/2017"
+f1_keywords: 
+  - "Designer_System.Windows.Forms.Design.FormDocumentDesigner"
+  - "vb.wfc.formdesigner"
+helpviewer_keywords: 
+  - "Windows Forms, getting started"
+  - "getting started [Windows Forms], Windows Forms"
+ms.assetid: a031aa58-5027-4082-b590-df7c12c77dec
+---
+# Getting Started with Windows Forms
+With Windows Forms, you can create powerful Windows-based applications. The following topics describe in-depth how to harness the power of Windows Forms to display data, handle user input, and deploy your applications easily and with enhanced security.  
+  
+## In This Section  
+ [Windows Forms Overview](windows-forms-overview.md)  
+ Contains an overview of Windows Forms and smart client applications.  
+  
+ [Creating a New Windows Form](creating-a-new-windows-form.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe basic concepts for creating Windows Forms applications.  
+  
+ [Creating Event Handlers in Windows Forms](creating-event-handlers-in-windows-forms.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe how to create Windows Forms event handlers.  
+  
+ [Adjusting the Size and Scale of Windows Forms](adjusting-the-size-and-scale-of-windows-forms.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that show how to adjust the size and scale of Windows Forms.  
+  
+ [Changing the Appearance of Windows Forms](changing-the-appearance-of-windows-forms.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that show how to change the appearance of Windows Forms applications.  
+  
+ [Windows Forms Controls](./controls/index.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe and show how to use Windows Forms controls and components.  
+  
+ [User Input in Windows Forms](user-input-in-windows-forms.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe and show how to handle input from the user in Windows Forms applications.  
+  
+ [Dialog Boxes in Windows Forms](dialog-boxes-in-windows-forms.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe the different dialog boxes for use in Windows Forms.  
+  
+ [Windows Forms Data Binding](windows-forms-data-binding.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe the Windows Forms data binding architecture and how to use it in Windows Forms applications.  
+  
+ [Windows Forms Security](windows-forms-security.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe how to build Windows Forms applications that have enhanced security.  
+  
+ [ClickOnce Deployment for Windows Forms](clickonce-deployment-for-windows-forms.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe how to easily deploy Windows Forms applications.  
+  
+ [How to: Access Keyed Collections in Windows Forms](how-to-access-keyed-collections-in-windows-forms.md)  
+ Demonstrates how to access collections with keys rather than indexes.  
+  
+## Related Sections  
+ [Enhancing Windows Forms Applications](./advanced/index.md)  
+ Contains links to topics that describe more advanced concepts for creating Windows Forms applications.