10553 Fundamentals of XAML and Microsoft Expression Blend
About this Course
This 3-day course covers core and essential XAML skills. The
learner will gain valuable experience developing XAML code in both
Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4.
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). The course
will include hands-on labs that comprise approximately 50% of the
classroom time and enable the student to learn the essential XAML
programming tasks that are the building blocks of real-world
applications.
Audience Profile
The target audience for this training course is professional
developers who have experience creating Windows Forms and ASP.NET
Web application with Visual Studio 2010, and who are interested in
learning the core and essential XAML programming tasks that are
required for professional Silverlight 4 and WPF programming in both
Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4 environments.
This course is intended for developers who have programming
experience using either Visual Basic .NET or C# and who understand
the concepts of object-oriented programming. This course is
designed for developers who need to become comfortable using
Expression Blend 4 and Visual Studio 2010.
This course is not designed for entry-level programmers.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe XAML-based applications and the tools they can use to
build them.
- Create vector graphics with both Expression Blend 4 and
Expression Design 4.
- Create a Silverlight application and a user interface by using
various layout controls and other controls from the toolbox.
- Work with key parts and logic of a Silverlight application,
such as hosting controls, App events, and InitParams.
- Create XAML objects programmatically.
- Work with Resources, Styles, Control Templates, and
Behaviors.
- Implement Transforms, Animations, and Visual
Course Outline
- Module 1: Binding in XAML
- Module 2: Creating Vector Graphics with Expression Studio
4
- Module 3: Laying out a XAML-Based Application
- Module 4: Developing and Debugging XAML-Based Applications
- Module 5: Creating Controls Programmatically and Working with
Media Files
- Module 6: Working with Resources, Styles, Control Templates,
and Behaviors
- Module 7: Implementing Transforms, Animations, and Visual
States
- Module 8: Binding in XAML
- Module 9: Prototyping Applications by Using SketchFlow in
Expression Blend 4