MFC Dialogbox properties in VC++ 2010

[bishshoycpp]

Hi all. Currently I am a n00b at MFC designing in VC++. I use a book learn C++ in 21 days to learn MFC. It follows VC++ 6.0. There its written, to bring up a dialog box or combobox properties, just right click on the combobox and select properties. The another small window would open where you can add links and stuff. But I dont know in VC++ 2010, I just cannot open that window anyhow! Right clicking and hitting properties open the sidebar Properties pane, but no no Properties editing window. Please help. Stuck at this, terribly.

[bishshoycpp]

Somebody reply please... I'm just starting to learn.

[guestgulkan]

What exactly are you trying to do?

(using a book designed around VC++ 6 to find your way around VC 2010 is not the best idea.)

[bishshoycpp]

I am trying to create a dialog-box based application that features a combo-box (drop-down menu) where I can add items like Notepad, Paint and Soltaire. There would be a button to launch the app. In the VC++ 6.00 to add those, all you have to do is to right click on the combo box and select properties, which in turn would reveal a new window where there are multiple options to get the job done. i tried it myself on VC++ 6.0 but in 2010 version, right-clicking and selecting properties does not open any such windows. If you have programmed in MFC in VC++ 2010, you could tell me how you did this thing, i.e, add items to a combo-box ???

[guestgulkan]

I just used Visual Studio 2010 (Ultimate Edition) to create an MFC Dialog based application.
Used the tool box to drag a combobox onto the dialog.
Right clicked on the combobox and selected properties and the properties for the combobox came up with absolutely no problems at all.

I have uploaded a screenshot here (click on image to show full size)
http://yfrog.com/eudialogscreenshotj