Merge pull request MicrosoftDocs#1772 from msebolt/resource-file-consolidation-pr60

rmca14 · web-flow · commit 668f6382c381 · 2019-02-14T15:29:12.000-08:00
resource file consolidation pr60
diff --git a/docs/windows/TOC.md b/docs/windows/TOC.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #### [How to: Create Resources](how-to-create-a-resource-script-file.md)
 #### [How to: Manage Resources](how-to-copy-resources.md)
 #### [How to: Include Resources at Compile Time](how-to-include-resources-at-compile-time.md)
-### [Symbols: Resource Identifiers](symbols-resource-identifiers.md)
+### [Resource Identifiers (Symbols)](symbols-resource-identifiers.md)
 #### [How to: Create Symbols](creating-new-symbols.md)
 #### [How to: Manage Symbols](changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md)
 #### [Predefined Symbol IDs](predefined-symbol-ids.md)
diff --git a/docs/windows/atl-predefined-symbols.md b/docs/windows/atl-predefined-symbols.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "ATL Predefined Symbols"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 helpviewer_keywords: ["symbols [C++], ATL predefined", "ATL symbols"]
 ms.assetid: 60d8f4e6-6ed9-47f3-9051-e4bf34384456
 ---
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ ATL
 ## See Also
 
 [Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)<br/>
-[Symbols: Resource Identifiers](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)
+[MFC Predefined Symbols](../windows/mfc-predefined-symbols.md)<br/>
+[Win32 Predefined Symbols](../windows/win32-predefined-symbols.md)<br/>
diff --git a/docs/windows/changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md b/docs/windows/changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "How to: Manage Symbols"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 f1_keywords: ["vc.editors.symbol.changing", "vc.editors.symbol.restrictions.name", "vc.editors.symbol.changing.value", "vc.editors.symbol.restrictions.value", "vc.editors.symbol.changing.header", "vc.editors.symbol.changing.unassigned", "vc.editors.symbol.shared.calculated"]
 helpviewer_keywords: ["symbol names", "symbols [C++], names", "restrictions, symbol names", "numeric values", "symbols [C++], numeric values", "numeric values, changing symbols", "symbols [C++], value restrictions", "restrictions, symbol values", "resource files [C++], multiple", "Resource Includes dialog box [C++]", "symbol header files [C++], changing names", "symbols [C++], symbol header files", "Resource.h", "symbols [C++], unassigned", "Change Symbol dialog box [C++]", "unassigned symbols", "symbols [C++], deleting", "symbols [C++], read-only", "symbols [C++], shared", "symbols [C++], calculated", "read-only symbols", "symbol directives", "calculated symbols", "shared symbols"]
 ms.assetid: 26541832-8dba-4177-b642-e08f94502ea7
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ For symbols associated with a single resource, you can also use the **Properties
 
 Normally all symbol definitions are saved in `Resource.h`. However, you may need to change this include filename so that you can, for example, work with more than one resource file in the same directory.
 
-For information on adding resources to managed projects, see [Resources in Desktop Apps](/dotnet/framework/resources/index) in the *.NET Framework Developer's Guide*.
-
 > [!NOTE]
 > If your project doesn't already contain an .rc file, see [Creating a New Resource Script File](../windows/how-to-create-a-resource-script-file.md).
 
-## Symbol name restrictions
+## Symbol Name Restrictions
 
 The restrictions on symbol names are as follows:
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ Symbol names have descriptive prefixes that indicate the kind of resource or obj
 
 You can use the [Resource Symbols dialog box](../windows/resource-symbols-dialog-box.md) to change the names of symbols not currently assigned to a resource.
 
-## Symbol value restrictions
+## Symbol Value Restrictions
 
 A symbol value can be any integer expressed in the normal manner for #define preprocessor directives. Here are some examples of symbol values:
 
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ For more information on number ranges, see [TN023: Standard MFC Resources](../mf
 
 The new value is stored in the symbol header file the next time you save the project. Only the symbol name remains visible in the ID box; the equal sign and value aren't displayed after they're validated.
 
-## Change or delete unassigned symbols
+## Change or Delete Symbols
 
 While in the [Resource Symbols dialog box](../windows/resource-symbols-dialog-box.md), you can edit or delete existing symbols that aren't already assigned to a resource or object.
 
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ In the [Resource Symbols dialog box](../windows/resource-symbols-dialog-box.md),
    > [!NOTE]
    > Before deleting an unused symbol in a resource file, make sure it is not used elsewhere in the program or by resource files included at compile time.
 
-## Include shared (read-only) or calculated symbols
+## Include Symbols
 
 The first time the development environment reads a resource file created by another application, it marks all included header files as read-only. Though you can use the [Resource Includes dialog box](../windows/resource-includes-dialog-box.md) to add additional read-only symbol header files.
 
@@ -178,8 +176,8 @@ The environment will correctly interpret these calculated symbols as long as:
 
 Win32
 
-## See also
+## See Also
 
-[Symbols: Resource Identifiers](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)<br/>
-[Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)<br/>
-[Viewing Resource Symbols](../windows/viewing-resource-symbols.md)<br/>
+[Resource Identifiers (Symbols)](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)<br/>
+[Create Symbols](../windows/creating-new-symbols.md)<br/>
+[Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)<br/>
diff --git a/docs/windows/creating-new-symbols.md b/docs/windows/creating-new-symbols.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "How to: Create Symbols (C++)"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 f1_keywords: ["vc.editors.symbol.creating", "vc.editors.symbol.managing", "vc.editors.resourcesymbols", "vc.editors.symbol.resource"]
 helpviewer_keywords: ["New Symbol dialog box [C++]", "symbols [C++], creating", "resources [C++], viewing", "resource symbols", "symbols [C++], viewing", "New Symbol dialog box [C++]", "Resource Symbols dialog box [C++]", "Change Symbol dialog box [C++]", "resource symbols", "View Use button", "resource editors [C++], resource symbols"]
 ms.assetid: 35168d31-3af6-4ecd-9362-3707d47b53f3
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The **Resource Symbols** C++ dialog box allows you to add new resource symbols,
 The dialog box contains the following properties:
 
 |Property|Description|
-|---|---|
+|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |**Name**|Displays the name of the symbol. For more information, see [Symbol Name Restrictions](../windows/symbol-name-restrictions.md).|
 |**Value**|Displays the numeric value of the symbol. For more information, see [Symbol Value Restrictions](../windows/symbol-value-restrictions.md).|
 |**In Use**|When selected, specifies that the symbol is being used by one or more resources. The resource or resources are listed in the Used by box.|
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ The dialog box contains the following properties:
 |**Change**|Opens the **Change Symbol** dialog box, which allows you to change the name or value of a symbol. If the symbol is for a control or resource in use, the symbol can be changed only from the corresponding resource editor. For more information, see [Changing Unassigned Symbols](../windows/changing-unassigned-symbols.md).|
 |**View Use**|Opens the resource that contains the symbol in the corresponding resource editor.|
 
-For information on adding resources to managed projects, see [Resources in Desktop Apps](/dotnet/framework/resources/index) in the *.NET Framework Developer's Guide*.
+## Create Symbols
 
-## To create a new symbol
+### To create a new symbol
 
 1. In the **Resource Symbols** dialog box, choose **New**.
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ For information on adding resources to managed projects, see [Resources in Deskt
 > [!NOTE]
 > If you type a symbol name that already exists, a message box appears stating that a symbol with that name is already defined. You cannot define two or more symbols with the same name, but you can define different symbols with the same numeric value. For more information, see [Symbol Name Restrictions](../windows/symbol-name-restrictions.md) and [Symbol Value Restrictions](../windows/symbol-value-restrictions.md).
 
-## To view resource symbols
+### To view resource symbols
 
 1. In [Resource View](../windows/resource-view-window.md), right-click your .rc file.
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ For information on adding resources to managed projects, see [Resources in Deskt
    > [!NOTE]
    > To see predefined symbols, check the **Show read-only symbols** check box.
 
-## To open the resource editor for a given symbol
+### To open the resource editor for a given symbol
 
 When you're browsing symbols in the **Resource Symbols**, you may want more information on how a particular symbol is used. The **View Use** button provides a quick way to get this information.
 
-### To move to the resource editor where a symbol is being used
+#### To move to the resource editor where a symbol is being used
 
 1. Select a symbol in the **Name** box of the **Resource Symbols** dialog box.
 
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ When you're browsing symbols in the **Resource Symbols**, you may want more info
 
 Win32
 
-## See also
+## See Also
 
-[Symbols: Resource Identifiers](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)<br/>
-[Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)
+[Resource Identifiers (Symbols)](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)<br/>
+[Manage Symbols](../windows/changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md)<br/>
+[Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)<br/>
diff --git a/docs/windows/mfc-predefined-symbols.md b/docs/windows/mfc-predefined-symbols.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "MFC Predefined Symbols"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 helpviewer_keywords: ["MFC symbols", "symbols [C++], MFC", "MFC database programming symbols", "symbols [C++], MFC", "databases [C++], MFC programming model", "Windows programming MFC symbols [C++]"]
 ms.assetid: c1e689c4-45d7-40a3-8ee9-f47676cc3bbb
 ---
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ These symbols are also part of the MFC support files, but they support standard
 
 MFC
 
-## See also
+## See Also
 
 [Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)<br/>
-[Symbols: Resource Identifiers](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)
+[ATL Predefined Symbols](../windows/atl-predefined-symbols.md)<br/>
+[Win32 Predefined Symbols](../windows/win32-predefined-symbols.md)<br/>
diff --git a/docs/windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md b/docs/windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Predefined Symbol IDs"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 helpviewer_keywords: ["symbols [C++], predefined IDs", "predefined symbol IDs"]
 ms.assetid: 91a5d610-1a04-47e8-b8a4-63ad650a90df
 ---
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ Win32, MFC, or ATL
 
 ## See Also
 
-[Symbols: Resource Identifiers](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)
+[Resource Identifiers (Symbols)](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)<br/>
+[Create Symbols](../windows/creating-new-symbols.md)<br/>
+[Manage Symbols](../windows/changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md)<br/>
diff --git a/docs/windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md b/docs/windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
-title: "Symbols: Resource Identifiers (C++)"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+title: "Resource Identifiers (Symbols) (C++)"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 f1_keywords: ["vc.editors.symbol.identifiers"]
 helpviewer_keywords: ["symbols [C++], resource identifiers", "symbols [C++], creating", "resource symbols", "symbols [C++], editing", "resource editors [C++], resource symbols"]
 ms.assetid: 8fccc09a-0237-4a65-b9c4-57d60c59e324
 ---
-# Symbols: Resource Identifiers (C++)
+# Resource Identifiers (Symbols) (C++)
 
 A symbol is a resource identifier (ID) that consists of two parts: a text string (symbol name) mapped to an integer value (symbol value). For example:
 
@@ -24,34 +24,18 @@ When you create a new resource or resource object, the [resource editors](../win
 
 As your application grows in size and sophistication, so does its number of resources and symbols. Tracking large numbers of symbols scattered throughout several files can be difficult. The [Resource Symbols dialog box](../windows/resource-symbols-dialog-box.md) simplifies symbol management by offering a central tool through which you can:
 
-- [View Resource Symbols](../windows/viewing-resource-symbols.md)
+- [Create Symbols](../windows/creating-new-symbols.md)
 
-- [Create New Symbols](../windows/creating-new-symbols.md)
-
-- [Change Unassigned Symbols](../windows/changing-unassigned-symbols.md)
-
-- [Delete Unassigned Symbols](../windows/deleting-unassigned-symbols.md)
-
-- [Open the Resource Editor for a Given Symbol](../windows/opening-the-resource-editor-for-a-given-symbol.md)
-
-- [Change a Symbol or Symbol Name (ID)](../windows/changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md)
-
-- [Change a Symbol's Numeric Value](../windows/changing-a-symbol-s-numeric-value.md)
-
-- [Change the Names of Symbol Header Files](../windows/changing-the-names-of-symbol-header-files.md)
-
-- [Include Shared (Read-Only) or Calculated Symbols](../windows/including-shared-read-only-or-calculated-symbols.md)
+- [Manage Symbols](../windows/changing-a-symbol-or-symbol-name-id.md)
 
 - [View Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)
 
-For information on adding resources to managed projects, please see [Resources in Desktop Apps](/dotnet/framework/resources/index) in the *.NET Framework Developer's Guide*. For information on manually adding resource files to managed projects, accessing resources, displaying static resources, and assigning resource strings to properties, see [Creating Resource Files for Desktop Apps](/dotnet/framework/resources/creating-resource-files-for-desktop-apps). For information on globalization and localization of resources in managed apps, see [Globalizing and Localizing .NET Framework Applications](/dotnet/standard/globalization-localization/index).
-
 ## Requirements
 
 Win32
 
 ## See Also
 
-[How to: Search for Symbols in Resources](../windows/how-to-search-for-symbols-in-resources.md)<br/>
-[Resource Editors](../windows/resource-editors.md)<br/>
-[Resource Files](../windows/resource-files-visual-studio.md)
+[Working with Resource Files](../windows/working-with-resource-files.md)<br/>
+[Resource Files](../windows/resource-files-visual-studio.md)<br/>
+[Resource Editors](../windows/resource-editors.md)<br/>
diff --git a/docs/windows/win32-predefined-symbols.md b/docs/windows/win32-predefined-symbols.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Win32 Predefined Symbols"
-ms.date: "11/04/2016"
+ms.date: "02/14/2019"
 helpviewer_keywords: ["Win32 [C++], predefined symbols", "symbols [C++], Win32 predefined", "Windows API [C++], predefined symbols"]
 ms.assetid: 45c8e193-ee2a-4024-bfc2-34d1ec9c9239
 ---
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ Win32
 ## See Also
 
 [Predefined Symbol IDs](../windows/predefined-symbol-ids.md)<br/>
-[Symbols: Resource Identifiers](../windows/symbols-resource-identifiers.md)
+[MFC Predefined Symbols](../windows/mfc-predefined-symbols.md)<br/>
+[ATL Predefined Symbols](../windows/atl-predefined-symbols.md)<br/>
