Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Classes

AGI provides introductory, advanced, private, and customized Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio training courses. Whether you are creating a line of business app or a customer-facing app, using C# or HTML5, we can help you use Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio to design better applications, and have the depth of skills to provide you with expert Blend for Visual Studio training. AGI offers several ways to learn Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio. Review our Blend for Visual Studio course details below. If you have questions about our Blend Training options, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or use our contact form.

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Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class

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Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class

In this introductory-level Blend for Visual Studio course, formally called Expression Blend, you explore the Blend workspace and tools, learning how to efficiently organize your work and generate content that is engaging and interactive. You'll work with the Visual State Manager to define states and transitions, as well as discover how to integrate C# using the built-in Code Editor. This Expression Blend class also empowers you to create multipage applications and incorporate video to make your applications come to life.

Private and Customized Blend for Visual Studio Training Classes

All Blend for Visual Studio classes are available as private classes, and training may also be customized to meet your specific needs.

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Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio

You can purchase Blend for Visual Studio as part of the Visual Studio application or obtain a trial version of it from the Microsoft web site.

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Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class

Blend for Visual Studio Class Length: 2 days

This two-day course introduces Blend for Visual Studio users to the tools and features they can use to create interactive applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Students discover how to build and import assets, as well as how to apply interactivity to these assets. Students work on hands-on projects that include creating applications that include animations, reusable interactive items, video players and more. Best practices are discussed throughout the course, as well as tips on how to integrate Blend successfully with Visual Studio. Contact AGI about this Microsoft Expression Blend training class.

Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class Course Dates

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May 6 2013 - 9:30am to May 7 2013 - 4:30pm
AGI Training Boston $995

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Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class Course Topics

Blend for Visual Studio overview

  • Introduction to the Blend for Visual Studio workspace
  • Artboard, panels, integration with Visual Studio
  • Introduction to XAML
  • Understanding the Designer / Developer Workflow
  • Starting a project in  Blend

Importing and building assets for your interactive application using Blend

  • Integration with external files: image files and video
  • Importing native Photoshop, Illustrator files into the Blend workspace
  • Creating objects using the Expression Blend drawing tools

Organizing your Blend project

  • Naming objects
  • Understanding layout containers

Adding visual enhancements to your objects

  • Fills and strokes
  • Creating and applying gradients
  • Applying effects, referencing effects for additional enhancements

Adding interactivity to objects using Blend

  • Understanding how to use events and event handlers in Blend
  • Creating animations using Blend
  • Creating new storyboards
  • Controlling timing and transitions
  • Easing functions
  • Hand-off animation
  • Using behaviors in Blend
  • Applying interactivity objects
  • Applying events

Working with the Visual State Manager in Blend

  • Defining states and transitions

Adding Video to your project in Blend

  • Preparing video with Encoder
  • Editing media player templates
  • Importing Media in Blend
  • Adding functionality to media in Blend

Creating reusable items using Blend

  • Saving resources to re-use in Blend
  • Creating user controls
  • Using control templates
  • Customizing and editing control templates
  • Creating your own custom controls
  • Creating custom user controls
  • Building .xaml files that include reusable interactive objects

Creating a multipage applications using Blend

  • Using the Navigation framework
  • Creating new XAML pages in Blend
  • Using the Hyperlink controls
  • Adding the URIMapper code to your code in Blend

Integrating C# with Blend for Visual Studio

  • Introducing to built-in Code Editor in Blend
  • Adding code in Blend
  • Snippet examples to cut and paste

Working with data in Blend

  • Understanding data binding
  • Using sample data in Blend
  • Customizing the data template

Element to element binding

  • Attaching properties from one object to another

 

Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Microsoft Expression Blend software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it at from the Microsoft web site.

Belnd for Visual Studio can be custom instructed to fit your needs. You can choose to learn Blend using XAML, or HTML5, you can also focus the Blend for Visual Studio training on Windows 8 apps or Windows Phone apps.

Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Class Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Certified Instructors at AGI.

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Questions about Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Classes? Interested in private or customized Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio Training Classes? Call to speak with a training consultant: 781-376-6044.

AGI's team of experienced instructors are led by the design and usability expert and best-selling author of more than 20 books including Creative Cloud for Dummies, Creative Suite for Dummies, and Photoshop Digital Classroom. Classes are led by experienced professionals who have extensive professional and training experience.