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description: "Learn more about: Using CToolBarCtrl"
title: "Using CToolBarCtrl"
ms.date: "11/04/2016"
helpviewer_keywords: ["CToolBarCtrl class [MFC]", "toolbar controls [MFC], creating"]
ms.assetid: 13cf3753-135b-4a3e-a850-ed30177fcf9d
---
# Using CToolBarCtrl

You can use the toolbar control ([CToolBarCtrl](../mfc/reference/ctoolbarctrl-class.md)) to create a control window containing buttons and optional spaces. Each button in the toolbar control window sends a command message to the parent window as the user chooses it. Typically, the buttons in a toolbar correspond to items in the application's menu, providing an additional and more direct way for the user to access an application's commands.

## What do you want to know more about

- [Methods of Creating a Toolbar](../mfc/methods-of-creating-a-toolbar.md)

- [Settings for the Toolbar Control](../mfc/settings-for-the-toolbar-control.md)

- [Creating a CToolBarCtrl Object](../mfc/creating-a-ctoolbarctrl-object.md)

- [Using Image Lists in a Toolbar Control](../mfc/using-image-lists-in-a-toolbar-control.md)

- [Using Drop-Down Buttons in a Toolbar Control](../mfc/using-drop-down-buttons-in-a-toolbar-control.md)

- [Customizing the Appearance of a Toolbar Control](../mfc/customizing-the-appearance-of-a-toolbar-control.md)

## See also

[Controls](../mfc/controls-mfc.md)