# Enhanced Metafiles

Not surprisingly, enhanced metafiles provide more functionality than standard metafiles; using enhanced metafiles generally simplifies rendering code. An enhanced metafile DC is used in exactly the same way as a standard metafile DC. Enhanced metafiles are not available in 16-bit OLE. OLE supports enhanced metafiles, and includes backwards compatibility with standard metafiles and 16-bit applications.

32-bit ActiveX Control containers should use enhanced metafiles instead of standard metafiles.