Windows Applications Content Creation and Management with Visual Basic 2010

Course details

Windows applications created using WPF and Windows Forms allow for the inclusion of a variety of media and types in its applications to further the development of rich user interfaces. Using WPF a developer can create two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphics, create and manipulate images, create and modify documents, and also share resources across applications. Specific areas covered include creating and configuring graphics, utilizing images and multimedia in WPF, creating and formatting documents, and utilizing binary and logical resources in WPF applications. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 exam (70-511). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications certification.

• compare rendering methods
• create and display two-dimensional graphics
• use transforms
• use brushes
• recognize how three-dimensional graphics are designed in WPF
• create and display three-dimensional graphics
• perform hit testing in a 3-D scene
• work with images in WPF applications
• use multimedia in WPF applications
• create a 2-D graphic
• create a 3-D graphic and perform hit testing in a 3-D scene
• manage images
• display a video
• recognize the main characteristics of fixed and flow documents
• create and format a flow document
• work with read-only flow document containers
• modify a flow document
• work with binary resources
• work with logical resources
• create and format a flow document
• work with binary and logical resources