drawing-and-printing-classes.md

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Drawing and Printing Classes

In Windows, all graphical output is drawn on a virtual drawing area called a device context (DC). MFC provides classes to encapsulate the various types of DCs, as well as encapsulations for Windows drawing tools such as bitmaps, brushes, palettes, and pens.

See also

Class Overview