Use a PageLayoutControl as an overview window
Overview.cs
// Copyright 2012 ESRI
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// You may freely redistribute and use this sample code, with or
// without modification, provided you include the original copyright
// notice and use restrictions.
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// See the use restrictions.
// 

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.SystemUI;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Display;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls;
using ESRI.ArcGIS;


namespace Overview
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for Form1.
  /// </summary>
  public class Overview : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    public System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txbMxPath;
    public System.Windows.Forms.Button cmdLoadMxFile;
    public System.Windows.Forms.Button cmdZoomPage;
    public System.Windows.Forms.Label Label2;
    private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1;
    private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl axPageLayoutControl1;
    private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl axPageLayoutControl2;
    private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxLicenseControl axLicenseControl1;
        private IPageLayoutControl m_PageLayoutControl;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

    public Overview()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();

      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
            //Release COM objects
            ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.COMSupport.AOUninitialize.Shutdown();

      if( disposing )
      {
        if (components != null) 
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(Overview));
            this.txbMxPath = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.cmdLoadMxFile = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.cmdZoomPage = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.Label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.openFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
            this.axPageLayoutControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl();
            this.axPageLayoutControl2 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxPageLayoutControl();
            this.axLicenseControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxLicenseControl();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axPageLayoutControl1)).BeginInit();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axPageLayoutControl2)).BeginInit();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axLicenseControl1)).BeginInit();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // txbMxPath
            // 
            this.txbMxPath.AcceptsReturn = true;
            this.txbMxPath.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window;
            this.txbMxPath.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.IBeam;
            this.txbMxPath.Enabled = false;
            this.txbMxPath.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.txbMxPath.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText;
            this.txbMxPath.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
            this.txbMxPath.MaxLength = 0;
            this.txbMxPath.Name = "txbMxPath";
            this.txbMxPath.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No;
            this.txbMxPath.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(249, 19);
            this.txbMxPath.TabIndex = 6;
            // 
            // cmdLoadMxFile
            // 
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control;
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default;
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlText;
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(264, 8);
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Name = "cmdLoadMxFile";
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No;
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(113, 25);
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.TabIndex = 5;
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Text = "Load Mx File";
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
            this.cmdLoadMxFile.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdLoadMxFile_Click);
            // 
            // cmdZoomPage
            // 
            this.cmdZoomPage.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control;
            this.cmdZoomPage.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default;
            this.cmdZoomPage.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.cmdZoomPage.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlText;
            this.cmdZoomPage.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(264, 320);
            this.cmdZoomPage.Name = "cmdZoomPage";
            this.cmdZoomPage.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No;
            this.cmdZoomPage.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(113, 25);
            this.cmdZoomPage.TabIndex = 9;
            this.cmdZoomPage.Text = "Zoom To Page";
            this.cmdZoomPage.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
            this.cmdZoomPage.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdZoomPage_Click);
            // 
            // Label2
            // 
            this.Label2.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control;
            this.Label2.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default;
            this.Label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Arial", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.Label2.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlText;
            this.Label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(264, 256);
            this.Label2.Name = "Label2";
            this.Label2.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.No;
            this.Label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 57);
            this.Label2.TabIndex = 10;
            this.Label2.Text = "Use the left mouse button to drag a rectangle and  the right mouse button to pan." +
                "";
            // 
            // axPageLayoutControl1
            // 
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 32);
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.Name = "axPageLayoutControl1";
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axPageLayoutControl1.OcxState")));
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(248, 320);
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.TabIndex = 11;
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.OnMouseDown += new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_Ax_OnMouseDownEventHandler(this.axPageLayoutControl1_OnMouseDown);
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.OnPageLayoutReplaced += new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_Ax_OnPageLayoutReplacedEventHandler(this.axPageLayoutControl1_OnPageLayoutReplaced);
            this.axPageLayoutControl1.OnExtentUpdated += new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_Ax_OnExtentUpdatedEventHandler(this.axPageLayoutControl1_OnExtentUpdated);
            // 
            // axPageLayoutControl2
            // 
            this.axPageLayoutControl2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(264, 40);
            this.axPageLayoutControl2.Name = "axPageLayoutControl2";
            this.axPageLayoutControl2.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axPageLayoutControl2.OcxState")));
            this.axPageLayoutControl2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(112, 176);
            this.axPageLayoutControl2.TabIndex = 12;
            // 
            // axLicenseControl1
            // 
            this.axLicenseControl1.Enabled = true;
            this.axLicenseControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 48);
            this.axLicenseControl1.Name = "axLicenseControl1";
            this.axLicenseControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axLicenseControl1.OcxState")));
            this.axLicenseControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(32, 32);
            this.axLicenseControl1.TabIndex = 13;
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(384, 358);
            this.Controls.Add(this.axLicenseControl1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.axPageLayoutControl2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.axPageLayoutControl1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.cmdZoomPage);
            this.Controls.Add(this.Label2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.txbMxPath);
            this.Controls.Add(this.cmdLoadMxFile);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Form1";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axPageLayoutControl1)).EndInit();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axPageLayoutControl2)).EndInit();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axLicenseControl1)).EndInit();
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }
    #endregion

    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
            
            if (!RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Engine))
            {
                if (!RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Desktop))
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Unable to bind to ArcGIS runtime. Application will be shut down.");
                    return;
                }
            }
            Application.Run(new Overview());
    }

    private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      m_PageLayoutControl = (IPageLayoutControl) axPageLayoutControl2.Object;

      //Set PageLayoutControl properties
      axPageLayoutControl1.Enabled = true;
      m_PageLayoutControl.Enabled = false;
      axPageLayoutControl1.Appearance = esriControlsAppearance.esri3D;
      m_PageLayoutControl.Appearance = esriControlsAppearance.esriFlat;
      axPageLayoutControl1.BorderStyle = esriControlsBorderStyle.esriBorder;
      m_PageLayoutControl.BorderStyle = esriControlsBorderStyle.esriNoBorder;
    }

    private void cmdLoadMxFile_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      //Open a file dialog for selecting map documents
      openFileDialog1.Title = "Browse Map Document";
      openFileDialog1.Filter = "Map Documents (*.mxd)|*.mxd";
      openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();

      //Exit if no map document is selected
      string sFilePath = openFileDialog1.FileName;
      if (sFilePath == "") return;

      //Validate and load the Mx document
      if (axPageLayoutControl1.CheckMxFile(sFilePath))
      {
        txbMxPath.Text = sFilePath;
        axPageLayoutControl1.MousePointer = esriControlsMousePointer.esriPointerHourglass;
        axPageLayoutControl1.LoadMxFile(sFilePath,Type.Missing);
        axPageLayoutControl1.MousePointer = esriControlsMousePointer.esriPointerDefault;
      }
      else
      {
        MessageBox.Show(sFilePath + " is not a valid ArcMap document");
      }
    }

    private void cmdZoomPage_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      //Zoom to the whole page
      axPageLayoutControl1.ZoomToWholePage();

      //Get the IElement interface by finding an element by its name
      IElement element = m_PageLayoutControl.FindElementByName("ZoomExtent", 1);
      if (element != null)
      {
        //Delete the element
        m_PageLayoutControl.GraphicsContainer.DeleteElement(element);
        //Refresh the graphics
        m_PageLayoutControl.Refresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGraphics,Type.Missing, Type.Missing);
      }
    }

    private void axPageLayoutControl1_OnMouseDown(object sender, ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_OnMouseDownEvent e)
    {
      //Zoom in
      if (e.button == 1)
      {
        axPageLayoutControl1.Extent = axPageLayoutControl1.TrackRectangle();
      }
        //Pan
      else if (e.button == 2)
      {
        axPageLayoutControl1.Pan();
      }
    }

    private void axPageLayoutControl1_OnPageLayoutReplaced(object sender, ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.IPageLayoutControlEvents_OnPageLayoutReplacedEvent e)
    {
      //Get the file path
      string sFilePath = txbMxPath.Text;
      //Validate and load the Mx document
      if (m_PageLayoutControl.CheckMxFile(sFilePath))
      {
        m_PageLayoutControl.LoadMxFile(sFilePath,Type.Missing);
      }
    }

        private void axPageLayoutControl1_OnExtentUpdated(object sender, IPageLayoutControlEvents_OnExtentUpdatedEvent e)
        {
            //QI for IEnvelope
            IEnvelope envelope = (IEnvelope)e.newEnvelope;

            //Get the IElement interface by finding an element by its name 
            IElement element = m_PageLayoutControl.FindElementByName("ZoomExtent", 1);
            if (element != null)
            {
                //Delete the graphic
                m_PageLayoutControl.GraphicsContainer.DeleteElement(element);
            }
            element = new RectangleElementClass();

            //Get the IRGBColor interface
            IRgbColor color = new RgbColorClass();
            //Set the color properties
            color.RGB = 255;
            color.Transparency = 255;

            //Get the ILine symbol interface
            ILineSymbol outline = new SimpleLineSymbolClass();
            //Set the line symbol properties
            outline.Width = 10;
            outline.Color = color;

            //Set the color properties
            color = new RgbColorClass();
            color.RGB = 255;
            color.Transparency = 0;

            //Get the IFillSymbol properties
            IFillSymbol fillSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbolClass();
            //Set the fill symbol properties
            fillSymbol.Color = color;
            fillSymbol.Outline = outline;

            //QI for IFillShapeElement interface through the IElement interface
            IFillShapeElement fillShapeElement = (IFillShapeElement)element;
            //Set the symbol property
            fillShapeElement.Symbol = fillSymbol;

            //Add the element
            m_PageLayoutControl.AddElement(element, e.newEnvelope, Type.Missing, "ZoomExtent", -1);
            //Refresh the graphics
            m_PageLayoutControl.Refresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGraphics, Type.Missing, Type.Missing);
        }

  }
}