Fundamentals of XAML and Expression Blend

Course details

The course teaches the beginner and intermediate tasks that enable the learner to build the foundational skills required to develop professional Silverlight 4 and WPF applications (for the Web, Windows desktops, and Windows Phone 7 devices)

Lesson 1: Binding in XAML

• Introduction to XAML-Based Applications
• Tools for Designing and Developing XAML-Based Applications
• Anatomy of a XAML-Based Application
• Lab : Getting Started with XAMLBased Application Development

Lesson 2: Creating Vector Graphics with Expression Studio 4

• Creating Vector Graphics with Expression Blend 4
• Creating Vector Graphics with Expression Design 4
• Importing Vector Graphics into Expression Blend 4
• Lab : Creating Vector Graphics with Expression Studio 4

Lesson 3: Laying out a XAML-Based Application

• Organizing Controls in the User Interface
• Adding and Manipulating Controls
• Lab : Laying out a XAML-Based Application

Lesson 4: Developing and Debugging XAML-Based Applications

• Developing WPF Applications
• Developing Silverlight Applications
• Hosting Silverlight Applications
• Debugging XAML-Based Applications
• Lab : Developing and Debugging XAML-Based Applications

Lesson 5: Creating Controls Programmatically and Working with Media Files

• Creating and Using Controls Programmatically
• Working with Media Files
• Lab : Creating Controls Programmatically and Working with Media Files

Lesson 6: Working with Resources, Styles, Control Templates, and Behaviors

• Working with Resources
• Working with Styles and Control Templates
• Working with Actions, Triggers, and Behaviors
• Lab : Working with Resources, Styles, Control Templates, and Behaviors

Lesson 7: Implementing Transforms, Animations, and Visual States

• Transforms in XAML-Based Applications
• Animations in XAML-Based Applications
• Implementing and Working with Visual States
• Lab : Implementing Transforms, Animations, and Visual States

Lesson 8: Binding in XAML

• Property Binding in XAML-Based Applications
• Data Binding in XAML-Based Applications
• Lab : Binding in XAML

Lesson 9: Prototyping Applications by Using SketchFlow in Expression Blend 4

• Prototyping Applications with SketchFlow
• Packaging and Reviewing
• Prototypes Developed with SketchFlow
• Lab : Prototyping Applications by Using SketchFlow in Expression Blend 4