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Resize a Form to the Working Area on the Desktop

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The code below demonstrates how to resize a form to the working area on the desktop using GetScreenRect. 

Private Sub frmFullScreen_Load _   (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _   Handles MyBase.Load        Me.Location = My.Computer.Screen.WorkingArea.Location        Me.Size = My.Computer.Screen.WorkingArea.Size        'and maybe place an "exit" button to the bottom right         corner of the borderless form:        'm_btnFullScreenExit.Location() = _           Me.Size - m_btnFullScreenExit.Size - _           New System.Drawing.Size(3, 3)    End Sub

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