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# Custom Properties

Custom property sets hold data (as a set of parameters), custom property pages display data (in a dialog using user-interface controls), but they are closely tied together and are often referred to by the more generic term custom properties.

#### Topics in this section

- What are Custom Properties?
- Creating Custom Properties
- Building Dialogs
- Defining a Custom Property
- Creating a Self-Installing Property
- Migrating Properties to Self-Installing
- Property Callbacks
- Property Page Controls
- Setting Control Attributes
- Grouping Controls
- Wrapping Controls (Rows)
- Using Multiple Pages (Tabs)
- Resizing Control Windows
- Dynamically Changing Custom Properties
- Defining On-the-fly Property Pages
- Providing Help Files
- Custom Property Page Examples