Hi, You can set cold and hot images for the toolbar. This is the sample code. CImageList img; img.Create(IDB_HOTTOOLBARS, 22, 0, RGB(128, 128, 128)); m_wndToolBars.GetToolBarCtrl().SetHotImageList(&img); img.Detach(); img.Create(IDB_COLDTOOLBAR, 22, 0, RGB(255, 255, 255)); m_wndToolBars.GetToolBarCtrl().SetImageList(&img); img.Detach(); Here m_wndToolBars is the CToolBar object.And IDB_HOTTOOLBARS and IDB_COLDTOOLBAR are the Bitmap imges in the resourse editor. Regards Arun