This manual describes the Windows resource-file formats in individual chapters. Each chapter describes the format that should be used for the type of file associated with a specific resource or activity. For example, the chapter on graphics file formats describes the formats used with bitmap, icon, and cursor resource files.
Each chapter has two parts: a general description of the file type and a detailed presentation of the format. Chapters in Part 2, “Tools Reference,” describe only the file format and not the tool. For more information about the associated tools, see Microsoft Windows Programming Tools.