Colocando nombres más representativos y profesionales a los controles

Componente Prefijo Ejemplo
3D Panel pnl pnlGrupo
Animated button ani aniMailBox
Check box chk chkReadOnly
Combo box, drop-down list box cbo cboEnglish
Command button cmd cmdExit
Common dialog dlg dlgFileOpen
Communications com comFax
Control (usalo cuando el componente no sea conocido) ctr ctrCurrent
Data control dat datBiblio
Data-bound combo box dbcbo dbcboLanguage
Data-bound grid dbgrd dbgrdQueryResult
Data-bound list box dblst dblstJobType
Directory list box dir dirSource
Drive list box drv drvTarget
File list box fil filSource
Form frm frmEntry
Frame fra fraLanguage
Gauge gau gauStatus
Graph gra graRevenue
Grid grd grdPrices
Horizontal scroll bar hsb hsbVolume
Image img imgIcon
Key status key keyCaps
Label lbl lblHelpMessage
Line lin linVertical
List box lst lstPolicyCodes
MAPI message mpm mpmSentMessage
MAPI session mps mpsSession
MCI mci mciVideo
MDI child form mdi mdiNote
Menu mnu mnuFileOpen
MS Flex grid msg msgClients
MS Tab mst mstFirst
OLE ole oleWorksheet
Outline out outOrgChart
Pen BEdit bed bedFirstName
Pen HEdit hed hedSignature
Pen ink ink inkMap
Picture pic picVGA
Picture clip  clp clpToolbar
Report rpt rptQtr1Earnings
Shape shp shpCircle
Spin spn spnPages
Text box txt txtLastName
Timer tmr tmrAlarm
UpDown upd updDirection
Vertical scroll bar vsb vsbRate
Slider sld sldScale
ImageList ils ilsAllIcons
TreeView tre treOrganization
Toolbar tlb tlbActions
TabStrip tab tabOptions
StatusBar  sta staDateTime
ListView lvw lvwHeadings
ProgressBar prg prgLoadFile
RichTextBox rtf rtfReport