SUMMARY

In this chapter, you learned how to give your applications a few finishing touches with interface elements such as menus and toolbars. You learned how to create professional-looking menus with shortcuts, access keys, and separator bars, and how to create submenus. In addition, you learned how to breathe life into your menu system by adding code to the options. This chapter also covered how to enhance your menu system through the use of check marks, graying menu items, and hiding items when necessary. Finally, you learned how to create context menus, associate them with controls, and give your applications toolbars.

Before you move on to Chapter 5, take a few minutes to enhance the Lottery Assistant game by implementing the following challenges.