Resource file Description: resource editor

# Resource editor
The resource editor is a dedicated environment for creating or modifying resources contained in a Visual Studio project.
Visual Studio resource editor shares technologies and interfaces to help you quickly and easily create and modify application resources.
The resource editor allows you to view resources in the appropriate editor, edit resources, and preview resources.
The appropriate editor is automatically opened when you create or open a resource.
Use...
Edit...
Accelerator Editor
The shortcut key table in the Visual C ++ project.
Binary Editor
Binary data information and custom resources in Visual C ++, Visual Basic, or Visual C # projects.
Dialog Editor
The dialog box in the Visual C ++ project.
HTML Designer
@ Design @ view and @ HTML pages in the view.
Warning you cannot change the HTML page in EXE or DLL because the changes are not exported back to EXE or DLL.
Image Editor
Bitmap, icon, cursor, and other image files in Visual C ++, Visual Basic, or Visual C # projects.
Menu Editor
Menu Resources in the Visual C ++ project.
String Editor
String table in the Visual C ++ project.
Toolbar Editor
Toolbar Resources in the Visual C ++ project.
The toolbar editor is part of the image editor.
Version Information Editor
The version information in the Visual C ++ project.
See
Working with Resources | Resource Files | Symbols: Resource Identifiers (IDs) | Resources Section of Platform SDK
# View resources in the resource editor
You can access project resources in the Resource View pane:
• Select @ Resource View @ from the @ View @ menu @@@.
• If the Resource View window is not the top-level window, click the @ Resource View @ tab to place it to the top-level window.
View Resources in the resource editor
1. Expand the project folder containing the Resource to be viewed from the @ Resource View @ pane.
For example, if you want to view the Dialog box resources, expand the @ Dialog @ folder.
2. Double-click the resource, such as IDD_ABOUTBOX.
Open the resource in the appropriate editor.
For example, for dialog box resources, the resource is opened in the dialog box editor.
You can also view resources in an. rc (resource script) file without having a project open.
See
Resource Editors
# Edit a resource in the resource editor
Each resource type has a resource editor for this resource type.