1. Place Button with Resource Editor
2. Add Variable for Button (for example m_StopButton ) with Wizard
3. Rename
CButton m_StopButtonto;
to
CMFCButton m_StopButton;
4. Change some visible features
m_StopButton.SetFaceColor(RGB(255,0,0),true);
m_StopButton.SetTextColor(RGB(0,0,255));
m_StopButton.SetTooltip(_T("This is my Stop Button!"));