Step 1 of 4: Creating a Windows Application
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Complete the following steps:
- In Visual Studio, select File | New Project.
- In the New Project dialog box, select either Windows Desktop or Silverlight from the Templates in the left-hand pane.
New Project Dialog Box
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- Select WPF Application or Silverlight Application, depending on the template you chose.
- Enter a Name for your project, for example "QuickStart", and click OK. In a WPF Application, the MainWindow.xaml file will open.
- If you selected a Silverlight Application, when you click OK, the New Silverlight Application dialog box will appear.
- Click OK to accept default settings. This will close the New Silverlight Application dialog box and create your project.
- The MainPage.xaml file should open.
- Add the following assemblies to your application by right-clicking the References folder and selecting Add Reference:
- WPF: C1.WPF.x.dll
- Silverlight: C1.Silverlight.x.dll
- Click once on the form to select it, navigate to the Visual Studio Toolbox, and add a TextBlock and two Button controls (double-clicking on an item in the Toolbox to add it to the form).
- Resize the form, and resize the controls on the form.
- Select each control in turn, and set the following properties for each in the Properties window:
- Set TextBlock1's Text property to "Click a button to open a dialog window:"
- Set Button1's Content property to "Open a modeless window."
- Set Button2's Content property to "Open a modal window."
The XAML markup will appear similar to the following:
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<Grid>
<TextBlock Height="23" Margin="10,10,31,0" Name="TextBlock1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Text="Click a button to open a dialog window:" />
<Button Height="23" Margin="10,41,148,0" Name="Button1" VerticalAlignment="Top">Open a modeless window.</Button>
<Button Margin="10,74,148,0" Name="Button2" Height="23" VerticalAlignment="Top">Open a modal window.</Button>
</Grid>
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The form will appear similar to the following image:
