For Windows Forms, use the Opacity property.
For Windows Form Controls, see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbts
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> Is there a way to control the opacity for windows forms controls in .NET
> 2.0?
> Thank you.