- Start Visual C++
- Click on file, new
- Click on the "projects" tab
- Select the MFC app wizard - this will do most of the work for
you
- Enter a name for your project in the "Project name" box
- Click on "OK"
- Specify that you want a "Dialog based" application
Select any options you need in step 2
- About box - automatically generates a window displaying program
information, accessed from the system menu in the top left corner
of your application
- Context sensitive help - creates an RTF help file and adds
it to your application. Clicking on the "Help" button in
your application displays the contents page of this help file
- Title for your dialog - the text which will be displayed in
the title bar of your main window
- Other options - leave at their default value
Click on finish, and AppWizard will create a new application for
you. The display should now look something like that shown
below:
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