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 the Outlook-style shortcut bar:

  • Microsoft Office look
  • Vertical and horizontal layouts
  • Text labels
  • Pane collapsing
  • The advanced outlook bar pane includes the following features:
    • You can incorporate and eliminate buttons.
    • Set a background image.
    • Set a background color.
    • The buttons may be scrolled up and down.
    • Notification badges.
  • Multi-page: 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: