Shortcuts (Microsoft Outlook style) Bar

Fully implemented BCGControlBar Pro (MFC)

Not available BCGSuite (MFC)

Fully implemented BCGControlBar for .NET

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 look
  • Vertical and horizontal layouts
  • Text labels
  • Pane collapsing
  • 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
    • Notification Badges
  • 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

Microsoft Outlook-style shortcuts bar:

Microsoft Outlook-style shortcuts bar:

Microsoft Outlook-style bar with customization dialog:

Microsoft Outlook-style bar with customization dialog:

Microsoft Outlook-style collapsed (minimized) shortcuts bar:

Microsoft Outlook-style collapsed (minimized) shortcuts bar: