Visual Studio .Net -- Toolbar Problem

Hi I'm using Visual Studio.net to develope a pocketPC application. Using the compact framework the toolbars are greyed out and I don't know how to access these features. I need a Rich Textbox to display information for the user. I need a Calendar for different days of the week. and I need to put a database to store the information - I'm new to this and can't find out how to do these. If any know how to help it would be good - I've tried loads of places on the Net but nobody has covered this problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated.