Course 10009: Introduction to WPF FlowDocuments for Windows Forms Developers

Introduction This two-hour course provides you with the skills and knowledge required to create and use WPF documents. You will learn how to create blocks of content by using the Block class elements. You will also learn about the major Inline elements. In addition, you will learn about the various ways in which you can display and print the documents that you create.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Creating and Using Block Elements
• Creating and Using Inline Elements
• Displaying and Printing FlowDocuments

Student prerequisites:

To benefit from this course, the learner must be familiar with, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5, Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET, and WinForms. The learner must also have access to Visual Studio 2008. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Create and use Block elements.
• Create and use Inline elements.
• Use FlowDocument viewers and print a document.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Course Information Introduction to WPF FlowDocuments for Windows Forms Developers Module Overview Creating and Using Block Elements Introduction Creating Paragraph Elements Creating List Elements Creating Tables Creating Sections Creating BlockUIContainers Recapping Block Element Creation Self Test Creating and Using Inline Elements Introduction Using Run Elements Formatting Text in FlowDocuments Using Redirection Elements Creating Anchored Blocks Creating InlineUIContainers Recapping Inline Elements Self Test Displaying and Printing FlowDocuments Introduction Using the FlowDocumentScrollViewer Using a FlowDocumentPageViewer Using a FlowDocumentReader Printing FlowDocuments Recapping Document Display and Printing Self Test Lab: Creating and Displaying FlowDocuments Lab Overview Scenario Exercise Information Launch the Lab Lab Review Module Summary Module Summary Glossary Glossary System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled