Course 6649: Building Advanced User Interfaces by Using Windows Presentation Foundation

Introduction In this 2-hour online course, application developers will learn how to create new controls in a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application. Topics covered in this course include:

• Overview of Control Authoring
• Creating User Controls
• Creating Custom Controls

This course will also prepare you for exam 70-502 TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Presentation Foundation.

Student prerequisites:

To get the most out of this course, the target audience should have previous experience with developing applications by using earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Studio. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Explain scenarios and options for creating new controls.
• Create user controls.
• Create custom controls

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Building Advanced User Interfaces by Using Windows Presentation Foundation Module Overview Overview of Control Authoring Creating User Controls Creating Custom Controls Managing Application Responsiveness Lab: Building Advanced User Interfaces Module Summary 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