In this step you will create an application in Visual Studio, and add StackPanel panels to customize the layout of the controls.

To set up your project, follow these steps:

1. In Visual Studio, select File | New | Project.
2. Select Templates | Visual C# | Windows | Universal. From the templates list, select Blank App (Universal Windows). Enter a Name for your project and click OK to create your project.
   
   The MainPage.xaml page will open with the cursor between the <Grid> and </Grid> tags.
3. Navigate to the Toolbox and double-click the StackPanel icon to add the panel to MainPage.xaml.
4. Add  x:Name="sp1" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" to the <StackPanel> tag so that it appears similar to the following:

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   <StackPanel x:Name="sp1" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></StackPanel>

   Elements in the panel will now appear centered and vertically positioned.
5. In the XAML window of the project, place the cursor between the <StackPanel> and </StackPanel> tags.
6. Navigate to the Toolbox and double-click the StackPanel icon to add the panel to the existing StackPanel.
7. Add  x:Name="sp2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" to the <StackPanel> tag so that it appears similar to the following:

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   <StackPanel x:Name="sp2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"></StackPanel>

   Elements in the panel will now appear centered and horizontally positioned.

You've successfully created a new UWP style project and set up your application. In the next step you'll added Gauges for UWP controls to the application and customize those controls.