There are two types of dialog boxes they are modal and modeless. The most common dialog boxes are modal. A modal dialog box demands a response before the parent program will continue which means a modal dialog box will not allow you to refocus input to another part of the parent application without first responding to the dialog box. A modeless dialog box does not prevent the parent program from running which means it does not demand a response before input can be re-focused to another...
Modeless Dialogs in MFC
Modeless Dialogs in MFC