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description: "Learn more about: Containers"
title: "Containers"
ms.date: "11/04/2016"
helpviewer_keywords: ["containers [MFC]", "OLE containers", "application containers [MFC]", "containers [MFC], OLE container applications", "containers [MFC], container applications"]
ms.assetid: b19d7c05-4d02-44bd-b76a-4a6c25994a62
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# Containers

A container application is an application that can incorporate embedded or linked items into its own documents. The documents managed by a container application must be able to store and display OLE compound document components as well as data created by the application itself. A container application must also allow users to insert new items or edit existing items.

## In This Section

[Implement a Container](containers-implementing-a-container.md)

[Container Client Items](containers-client-items.md)

[Use Compound Files](containers-compound-files.md)

[Container User-Interface Issues](containers-user-interface-issues.md)

[Advanced Features of Containers](containers-advanced-features.md)

## See also

[OLE](ole-in-mfc.md)<br/>
[Servers](servers.md)<br/>
[Activation](activation-cpp.md)<br/>
[Menus and Resources (OLE)](menus-and-resources-ole.md)