SUMMARY

In this chapter, you learned how to add a professional touch to the GUIs you will create for Windows applications. Some of the techniques you learned included how to implement several standard Windows features, such as ToolTips, Status Strips, System Tray functionality, and adding customized icons to your application. You also learned how to control your application's starting location and border style. Finally, you gained an understanding of how to use useful information display dialog boxes in the form of the MessageBox::Show method.

Before moving on to the next chapter, take a moment to test your knowledge of what you learned by implementing the following challenges.