using-the-dialog-editor-to-add-controls.md

description	Learn more about: Using the Dialog Editor to Add Controls
title	Using the Dialog Editor to Add Controls
ms.date	11/04/2016
helpviewer_keywords	Windows common controls [MFC], adding dialog box controls [MFC], adding to dialog boxes controls [MFC], adding to dialog boxes Dialog editor, creating controls common controls [MFC], adding
ms.assetid	d3f9f994-7e54-4656-a545-42c204557c36

Using the Dialog Editor to Add Controls

When you create your dialog-template resource with the dialog editor, you drag controls from a controls palette and drop them into the dialog box. This adds the specifications for that control type to the dialog-template resource. When you construct a dialog object and call its Create or DoModal member function, the framework creates a Windows control and places it in the dialog window on screen.

You can instead create controls by hand if you want. This is more work.

See also

Making and Using Controls
Controls