http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kathleen/archive/2009/10/28/creating-a-web-part-for-sharepoint-by-using-a-designer.aspxIn Part II of my interview with Norm Estabrook, he shows us how to create a Web Part using Visual Studio. This demo is based on his Help topic: Walkthrough: Creating a Web Part for SharePoint by Using a Designer . See the video: Creating a Web Parten-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)