The "Outlook-style" Shortcut Bar’ provided by BCGControlBar Library can give your application more customization abilities and a modern look. The following features are supported by Outlook style Shortcut bar:

• Microsoft® Office XP/2000/2003 look
• Vertical and horizontal layouts
• Text labels
• Microsoft® Outlook 2003 style
• Advanced Outlook bar Pane with the following features:
• Ability to add and remove buttons
• Set background image
• Set background color
• The buttons may be scrolled up and down
   
• Multi-pages
  You can create several pages on the shortcut bar. There is, as well, an ability to add the pages and make them detachable or non-detachable, or delete dynamically added pages at runtime.
   
• Page animation
• Embedded controls
• Runtime customization

List of features available in BCGControlBar Professional Edition only:

• Detachable Outlook Bar Pane: an Outlook bar pane may be detached and have the docking control bar-like behavior.
• Full Outlook Bar customization

Microsoft® Outlook-style shortcuts bar:

Microsoft® Outlook 2003 style with customization dialog: