User Interface

For information about creating the user interface for your application with the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, see the following topics.

In This Section

• ActiveX Controls
  Describes using reusable software component based on the Component Object Model (COM) that supports a wide variety of OLE functionality and can be customized to fit many software needs

• Clipboard Topics
  Describes how to implement support for the Windows Clipboard in MFC applications.

• Controls
  Describes Windows common controls, including owner-drawn controls, ActiveX controls, and other control classes supplied by the MFC Library.

• Control Bars
  Describes functionality of toolbars, status bars, and dialog bars.

• Dialog Bars
  Describes a kind of control bar that can contain any kind of control.

• Dialog Boxes
  Describes creating dialog boxes with the editors and code wizards.

• Document/View Architecture
  Describes data management in MFC.

• Form Topics
  Describes adding forms support to your application.

• HTML Help: Context-Sensitive Help for Your Programs
  Describes adding context-sensitive help to your applications with HTML Help.

• Menus
  Describes adding menus to your user interface.

• OLE
  Provides links to topics discussing object linking and embedding.

• Printing and Print Preview
  Describes MFC support for printing and print preview from your applications.

• Property Sheets
  Describes how to use property sheets to manage large numbers of control in a dialog box.

• Status Bars
  Describes how to use status bars in your applications.

• Tool Tips
  Describes how to implement tool tips to assist users in using your applications.

• Toolbars
  Describes the fundamentals of using toolbars in MFC.

• Windows
  Describes the fundamentals of using windows in MFC.

Related Sections

• MFC Reference
  Provides reference material for the MFC Library, a set of classes in that constitute an application framework, which is the framework of an application written for the Windows API.