How do I make button text bold when the button is pressed?

[irishman]

I have two buttons. When I press one button, I want it's text to become bold and the text of the other button to become "unbold."

Can anyone help me with this?

[GremlinSA]

Well it might be a bit of a hack, but this does work....

Add two lables (or any other control) and set the visible to false...

On the first label set the font bold property to true, leave the second one normal, and add this code to your two button's

    Private Sub Button1_GotFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.GotFocus
        Button1.Font = Label1.Font
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_LostFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.LostFocus
        Button1.Font = Label2.Font
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_GotFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.GotFocus
        Button2.Font = Label1.Font
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_LostFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.LostFocus
        Button2.Font = Label2.Font
    End Sub

Hope this helps..

Gremmy.....

[PeejAvery]

A little easier and with no "hack"...

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim newBold As New Font(Button1.Font.FontFamily, Button1.Font.Size, FontStyle.Bold)
        Dim newRegular As New Font(Button1.Font.FontFamily, Button1.Font.Size, FontStyle.Regular)

        Button1.Font = newBold
        Button2.Font = newRegular

        newBold.Dispose()
        newRegular.Dispose()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim newBold As New Font(Button1.Font.FontFamily, Button1.Font.Size, FontStyle.Bold)
        Dim newRegular As New Font(Button1.Font.FontFamily, Button1.Font.Size, FontStyle.Regular)

        Button2.Font = newBold
        Button1.Font = newRegular

        newBold.Dispose()
        newRegular.Dispose()
    End Sub
End Class

[HanneSThEGreaT]

You can also do :

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click, Button2.Click
        ToggleStyle(Font.Bold)
    End Sub

    Private Sub ToggleStyle(ByVal style As FontStyle)
        Dim Font1 As New Font(Button1.Font, Button1.Font.Style Xor style)
        Dim Font2 As New Font(Button2.Font, Button2.Font.Style Xor style)

        Button1.Font = Font2
        Button2.Font = Font1
    End Sub

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Button1.Font = New Font(Button1.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
    End Sub
End Class

[Marraco]

I have two buttons. When I press one button, I want it's text to become bold and the text of the other button to become "unbold."

Can anyone help me with this?

Use two RadioButton instead of button.
If you want them to look like button, set his Appearance property to "Button".
Each time you check one, the other will uncheck (And you can write the checked and unchecked events subroutines)