About This Workbook

This workbook contains information you can use to write applications for MicrosoftÒ WindowsÔ graphical environment with Multimedia Extensions 1.0, or Windows with Multimedia. It describes the architecture of Windows with Multimedia, as well as the different functions for creating applications that use multimedia features.

This introduction contains background information you should review, including the following:

The basics you should already know about writing Windows applications

The organization of this workbook

A description of the sample applications provided with the Multimedia Development Kit (MDK)

Typographical and notational conventions used in this workbook

A description of the other documentation provided with the MDK