Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation Using Visual Basic 2010 Software version 1 7 4 Visual Studio Certification code Our WPF training teaches attendees how to build rich, dynamic Windows applications using Windows Presentation Foundation 2GB RAM for Windows XP 3GB RAM for Windows Vista/7 Windows XP + Visual Studio 2010 Some programming background and experience using Visual Studio 2010 Knowledge of a CLS language (Visual Basic) Knowledge of .NET Framework Use WPF application templates, designer, and controls in Visual Studio 2010 Navigate the WPF layout system Work with each of the simple and more complex WPF controls Use styles and resources to create consistent, visually interesting applications Use element-to-element binding Extend binding to work with data Create and use shapes and geometries, and the powerful Path element Create brushes and transforms Deploy Silverlight applications Work with Expression Blend 4 Add animation techniques Work with the DataGrid control Interoperate with Windows Forms Introduction to WPF Introduce Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Compare declarative and procedural coding styles Investigate the WPF designer in Visual Studio 2010 Learn about controls and events in WPF Layout Understand how the layout system works in WPF See how to use various containers to control layout See how to use alignment and sizing to control layout Simple Controls Investigate Border, Button, CheckBox and RadioButton controls View and enter text using TextBlock, TextBox and PasswordBox controls Work with dates using the DatePicker and Calendar controls Add visual flair using the Slider, ProgressBar and MediaElement controls Advanced Controls Learn how to use controls that enable users to select an item from a list See how to add menus to applications Explore controls that enable you to better organize content Styles and Resources Investigate XAML Resources Learn about the hierarchy of resources Work with resources programmatically Organize resources with resource dictionaries Experiment with XAML Styles Apply Styles dynamically Work with Style inheritance Navigation Explore navigation in WPF applications See how to build page-based applications that support navigation Learn how to navigate using XAML and code See how to build a XAML browser application Binding Learn to use Binding objects to bind data sources and targets Add data converters to manage conversion during the binding process Use data templates to modify the layout of bound data in lists Advanced Data Controls Learn how to use the ListView and GridView controls to display data Explore how to use the DataGrid control to display data See how to use the DataGrid control to edit data Shapes and Geometries Learn to use basic shapes: lines, ellipses, rectangles, and polygons Add line caps and joins Work with geometries and paths Investigate the geometry mini-language Brushes and Transforms Work with solid, gradient, and image brushes Add transparency effects, including opacity mask Investigate built-in transforms Add reflection effect using opacity mask and transforms Deployment Learn how to deploy WPF applications using ClickOnce See how to deploy a markup-only XAML application Learn how to deploy a XAML browser application Introducing Expression Blend Compare Visual Studio and Expression Blend Examine the Blend integrated development environment Learn about Expression Blend's designer panels Integrate Expression Blend with Visual Studio Create resources and set up element-to-element binding in Expression Blend Introducing Animation Understand how animation works in XAML applications Examine animation, storyboard, and trigger objects Learn to start animations in code Work with DoubleAnimation, ColorAnimation, and PointAnimation objects Examine properties of the animation classes Try out various easing functions Use Expression Blend to interactively create animations Working with Data Using WCF Data Services Learn how to create WCF Data Services See how to call WCF Data Services from Silverlight applications Explore how to modify data using WCF Data Services Windows Forms Interoperability Explore how to build applications that contain both WPF Windows and Windows Forms Explore how WPF Windows can contain Windows Forms Controls and how Windows Forms can contain WPF Controls Advanced Windows Presentation Foundation publisher