Step 1 of 4: Creating a Windows Application

Complete the following steps:

1. In Visual Studio, select File | New Project.

2. In the New Project dialog box, select Windows Desktop from the Templates in the left-hand pane.

4. Select WPF Application, depending on the template you chose.

5. Enter a Name for your project, for example "QuickStart", and click OK. In a WPF Application, the MainWindow.xaml file will open.

6. Add the following assemblies to your application by right-clicking the References folder and selecting Add Reference:

   • WPF: C1.WPF.x.dll

7. Click once on the form to select it, navigate to the Visual Studio Toolbox, and add a TextBlock and two Button controls (double-clicking on an item in the Toolbox to add it to the form).

8. Resize the form, and resize the controls on the form.

• Select each control in turn, and set the following properties for each in the Properties window:

• Set TextBlock1's Text property to "Click a button to open a dialog window:"

• Set Button1's Content property to "Open a modeless window."

• Set Button2's Content property to "Open a modal window."

The XAML markup will appear similar to the following:

<Grid>
        <TextBlock Height="23" Margin="10,10,31,0" Name="TextBlock1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Text="Click a button to open a dialog window:" />
        <Button Height="23" Margin="10,41,148,0" Name="Button1" VerticalAlignment="Top">Open a modeless window.</Button>
        <Button Margin="10,74,148,0" Name="Button2" Height="23" VerticalAlignment="Top">Open a modal window.</Button>
</Grid>

The form will appear similar to the following image: