'using a toolbar (vb4/32)

'first be sure you have add the custom controls
'Microsoft Windows Common Controls -> Comctl32.ocx

'step 1:
'add the control Imagelist
'set the propertie Custom
'General: size 
'Images: 
click
 'Insert Picture' to add the necessary pictures

'step 2:
'add the control Toolbar
'set the propertie Custom
'General: Imagelist
'Buttons: to add a button just 
click
 on 'Insert Button'
'at 'Image' you need to 
set
 the index-number of the wanted picture 
'this number is the same 
as
 the pictures 
index
 in the ImageList
'place - if you 
want
 - a ToolTipText
'or if you just 
want
 text place it behind the propertie 'Caption'
'click on 'OKE' when you are finished

'and the toolbar is ready

'now the code
'put it under the

Private 
sub
 Toolbar1_ButtonClick(ByVal Button 
as
 Button)
    
select
 
case
 Button.Index
    
case
 1	'click on the first button
    
case
 2	'click on the second button
    
case
 3	'click on the third button
    	'and so on
    
end
 Select
    
End Sub

'you can change most properties a runtime

Toolbar1.Buttons(1).Visible = False 'makes the first button disappear
Toolbar1.Buttons(1).ToolTipText = "an other one" 'change the tooltip text of the first button
Toolbar1.Buttons(2).Enabled = False 'disable the second button
Toolbar1.Buttons(3).Caption = "KATHER" 'change the caption of the third button

'BTW you cannot 
set
 the property Toolbar1.ShowTips 
at
 runtime!