If you are an experienced developer who already understands the basics of Windows Forms development, this course can help you build upon that knowledge to gain more advanced Windows Client design and development skills. This five-day course covers WinForms and WPF programming models, as well as the relative strengths of each and when to use each technology. Fifteen hands-on labs guide you through the class and teach you how to plan Windows Client applications, enhance application performance, deploy applications, and more.

This course will prepare you for Exam 70-511: TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Success on Exam 70-511 earns you the MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications certification and credit towards the MCPD: Windows Developer 4 certification.

Certification: TS: .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications

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Continue developing your skills after class with 24/7 access to our live remote labs for six months, providing you with valuable extra time for hands-on practice.

What You'll Learn

• How varying business requirements influence the design decisions when planning a Windows Client application
• New features of Visual Studio 2010 WPF
• Design and build a UI that provides the expected end-user experience and UI functionality
• Create a consistent and manageable user interface
• Best practices when testing and learn how to debug applications
• Use advanced exception handling in Windows Client application scenarios
• Implement advanced data binding scenarios
• Use coding techniques to improve the responsiveness of their applications
• Implement localization, user assistance, and accessibility features within an application
• Basics of graphics in WPF
• Customize controls and introduce students to custom controls
• Implement application behaviors based on user actions or events by using attached properties and Expression Blend behaviors
• Develop data visualization within their applications in a manner that enables the application user to drill down into data visually
• Manage application state and settings throughout the application lifecycle
• Deploy applications using the various methods supported by Visual Studio 2010

Who Needs to Attend

Technology specialists in the area of Windows Client development who use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to create rich client applications for Windows

Prerequisites

• Understanding of the problem-solving techniques that apply to software
• General understanding of the purpose, function, and features of .NET Framework topics
• Experience using Visual Studio 2008
• Experience in object-oriented design and development
• Experience in N-Tier application design and development

Follow-On Courses

• Developing Data Access Solutions with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (M10265)

Course Outline

1. Windows Client Application Design

• Windows Client Technologies
• Architectural Patterns
• Interoperability between Windows Forms and WPF

2. Introduction to Visual Studio 2010 and WPF Version 4

• What's New in Visual Studio 2010
• What's New in WPF Version 4

3. Designing and Developing a User Interface

• Defining Page Layout
• Using Content Controls
• Using Item Controls
• Sharing Logical Resources in a Window

4. Taking Control of the User Interface

• Sharing Logical Resources in an Application
• Creating Consistent User Interfaces by Using Styles
• Changing the Appearance of Controls by Using Templates
• Handling Events and Commands

5. Testing, Unit Testing, and Debugging

• WPF Testing Strategies
• Debugging XAML
• Providing User Feedback for Unhandled Exceptions
• Understanding Security Features

6. Simple Data Binding and Validation

• Overview of Data Binding
• Creating a Data Binding
• Implementing Property Change Notification
• Converting Data
• Validating Data
• Presenting Data at Design Time

7. Data Binding to Collections

• Binding to Collections of Objects
• Using Collection Views
• Creating Master-Detail User Interfaces
• Using Data Templates
• Presenting Design Time Data Collections

8. Enhancing UI Responsiveness

• Implementing Asynchronous Processes
• Implementing Responsive User Interfaces

9. Integrating Localization and User Assistance Features

• Localization and Globalization
• Implementing User Assistance Features
• Providing User Accessibility Features

10. WPF 2D Graphics, Multimedia, and Printing

• Displaying 2-D Graphics
• Displaying Images
• Adding Multimedia to WPF Applications
• Creating and Printing Documents

11. Control Customization

• Control Authoring
• Creating User Controls
• Creating Custom Controls
• Managing Control Appearance by Using Visual States
• Integrating WPF and Windows Forms

12. Attached Properties and Behaviors in WPF

• Implementing Attached Properties
• Implementing Drag-and-Drop User Interfaces
• Implementing Expression Blend Behaviors, Triggers, and Actions

13. Animations in WPF

• Using Animations
• Using Triggers
• Implementing Data Visualizations

14. Application State, Settings, and Lifecycle

• Creating Application Settings
• Consuming Application Settings
• Creating Custom Configuration Sections

15. Configure and Deploy Windows Client Applications

• Deployment Options
• Deploying a Standalone WPF Application
• Deploying an XBAP Application
• Configuring Security Settings

Labs

Lab 1: Planning Windows Client Applications

Lab 2: Guided Tour of Visual Studio 2010 and XAML

Lab 3: Building a User Interface

Lab 4: Dynamically Controlling the User Interface

Lab 5: Testing and Debugging WPF Applications

Lab 6: Data Binding

Lab 7: Data Binding to Collections

Lab 8: Enhancing Application Performance

Lab 9: Localizing a WPF Application

Lab 10: Drawing 2-D Graphics

Lab 11: Building a User Control

Lab 12: Implementing Drag-and-Drop Operations

Lab 13: Creating Animations

Lab 14: Creating a Settings Dialog

Lab 15: Deploying Applications