Learn Visual C++ through the Teach Yourself series, with sections on: Q & A, Do's and Don'ts, Workshop, Shaded syntax boxes, Type/Output/Analysis icons.

Week One starts you with Visual C++. After installing and maneuvering through the components of the software, you'll examine a preliminary program to get the feel for C++ and Visual C++. You'll learn: C++ basics; hierarchies; members, functions, and objects; inheritance; MFC; installing Visual C++, the Visual C++ compiler.

In Week Two, you'll look at components of Windows applications and how they are invoked with Visual C++. Topics include: keyboard input; mouse usage; data file handling; lists and serialization; toolbars and status bars; graphics; and projects.

Week Three examines the more involved aspects of Visual C++ and Windows applications.