# Step 1 of 3: Creating an application with a C1Accordion control

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In this step, you will begin in Visual Studio to create a WPF application using Accordion for WPF.

Complete the following steps:

1.  In Visual Studio 2008, select File | New | Project.
    
2.  In the New Project dialog box, select a language in the left pane, and in the templates list select WPF Application.
    
3.  Enter a Name for your project and click OK.
    
4.  Navigate to the Toolbox and double-click the C1Accordion icon to add the control to the project.
    
5.  Right click the C1Accordion control to open its context menu and then select Properties.
    

The **Properties** window opens with the C1Accordion control's properties in focus.

Set the following properties.

*   Set the Height property to "250" to set the height of the control.
    
*   Set the Width property to "400" to set the width of the control.
    
*   Set the ExpandDirection property to Left so that the C1Accordion control will expand from the bottom rather than expanding from the top, which is its default.
    
*   Set the Fill property to True by selecting the Fill check box. This means that each pane will expand to fill the specified width of the C1Accordion control.
    
*   Set AllowCollapseAll to False by clearing the AllowCollapseAll check box. This will prevent users from collapsing all panes at the same time.
    

You have successfully created a WPF application containing a C1Accordion control. In the next step, you will customize the appearance and behavior of the C1Accordion control.