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XAMLfest: XAML for Designers (Live Session)
(58 ratings)
XAMLfest: XAML for Designers (Live Session)
(58 ratings)

Throughout XAMLfest, you’ll participate by building a Silverlight application from the ground up. In this session, you’ll jump Microsoft Expression Blend to begin creating this demonstration app. You’ll learn the basics of project creation, see how to navigate within Blend, and how XAML defines an application’s user interface.

Prerequisites:

Step 1: Computer Configuration

**For a step by step guide to preparing your computer for XAMLFest Online, view the walkthrough video posted here.  We’ll be working with the soon-to-be-released Silverlight 3 beta + tools, during XamlFest Online, so there are 2 alternatives that you need to consider for configuration – they are:

Alternative #1 (Beta Configuration): Follow the instructions on http://silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight3/default.aspx to configure your machine. Please note that if you go this route, you will be able run Silverlight 2 applications, but you will not be able to build Silverlight 2 applications (unless you uninstall the beta stack and install the production stack.)

Alternative #2 (Production Configuration): Please install Visual Studio 2008 + Service Pack 1 if you have it available.

• You can download a trial copy of Visual Studio 2008 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/products/cc268305.aspx

• You can download Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E&displaylang=en.  Please install Expression Blend 2 if you have it available.

• You can download a trial copy of Expression Blend 2 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5FF08106-B9F4-43CD-ABAD-4CC9D9C208D7&displaylang=en.  Please install Silverlight 2 and its tools for Visual Studio.

• You can download the Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c22d6a7b-546f-4407-8ef6-d60c8ee221ed&displaylang=en

• You can download the Expression Blend 2 Service Pack 1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EB9B5C48-BA2B-4C39-A1C3-135C60BBBE66&displaylang=en.  The presenters will point out to you where you need to work around Silverlight 3/Blend 3 features.

Step 2: Download Assets

**There are specific assets you will need to download in order to follow along during XAMLFest Online. The assets are posted here

Course Date 06/01/09 09:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 724 views
Attendee Comments
“Very informative.”
James Henry, Andover Software
“Very informative and impressive.”
David Taylor, ESS
“nice video”
ricardo lucha, Symantec corp
“They just keep getting better!”
Norman Kara, NYPD
“Good beginning”
David Cherry, AHA
“Excellent!”
Karen Wade, BBDP Inc.
“Excellent! Content, pace and presentation top class! If anyone missed this; do yourself a favor and catch up before the next one. ”
Christopher Braum, Yzercode
“Is the video/slides available for download?”
John Ebeling, Sharp Software Designs
“It was a good session. I have been working on Blend for couple of months and I got some good training today on Blend. Thanks,”
Suhas Gupta, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems
“Excellent session. ”
Nikitah Imani, Reapalife
“Loved having the resources available. This is the right pace.”
William Perkins, Vertafore
“Great presentation; would have been nice to have help with Prereqs and the Downloads before the live sessions started.”
Cathy Brinkman, Curry Printing & Digital Solutions