# Removing the Reflection Effect

## Content

You can remove the items’ reflections by creating a copy of the **ItemContainerStyle** template and then replacing the **Reflector** control with a **ContentPresenter** control. This topic assumes you have added a **C1CoverFlow** control with at least one item to your project.

Complete the following steps:

1. Right-click the **C1CoverFlow** control and select **Edit Additional Templates \| Edit Generated Item Container \(ItemContainerStyle\) \| Edit a Copy**.

The **Create Style Resource** dialog box opens.

2. In the **Name(Key)** field, enter “Remove Reflection”.
3. Click **OK** to create the template and close the **Create Style Resource** dialog box. Observe that the **Objects and Timeline** panel shows a Template with a Reflector control as its child item.
4. Open the **Assets** panel and, its search box, enter “ContentPresenter”.
5. Double-click the **ContentPresenter** icon to replace the **Reflector** control with the **ContentPresenter** control. Observe that the reflection has been removed.
6. With the **ContentPresenter** control selected, navigate to the Properties panel and expand the **Transform** node.
7. Click the **Projection** property’s **Advanced** options button and select **Custom Expression**.
8. In the **Custom expression** text box, enter “{TemplateBinding ContentProjection}”. This ensures that the items in the **C1CoverFlow** control will project the same way that they did when the control was using the default **Reflector** control.

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1coverflow/check.png) **This Topic Illustrates the Following**:

The following image demonstrates what the items of a **C1CoverFlow** control look like without a reflection.

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/babf1807-69aa-4d8a-96b6-d6c6d9325368/silverlightdocuments/documents/graphics/c1coverflow/tbh/removingreflections_final.png)