# TileView Templates

## Content



One of the main advantages to using a WPF control is that controls are "lookless" with a fully customizable user interface. Just as you design your own user interface (UI), or look and feel, for WPF applications, you can provide your own UI for items managed by **TileView for WPF and Silverlight**. Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML, pronounced "Zammel"), an XML-based declarative language, offers a simple approach to designing your UI without having to write code.

### Accessing Templates

You can access templates in Microsoft Expression Blend by selecting the [C1TileView](/componentone/api/wpf/online-tilesview/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.TileView.4.6.2/C1.WPF.TileView.C1TileView.html) control and, in the menu, selecting **Edit Template**. Select **Edit a Copy** to create an editable copy of the current template or **Create Empty** to create a new blank template.

Once you create a new template, the template appears in the **Objects and Timeline** window. You can use the [Template](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms592524) property to customize the template.


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> **Note**: If you create a new template through the menu, the template is automatically linked to that template's property. If you manually create a template in XAML you have to link the appropriate template property to the template you created.

### Additional Templates

In addition to the default template, the C1TileView control includes a few additional templates. These additional templates can also be accessed in Microsoft Expression Blend. In Blend, select the C1TileView control and, in the menu, select **Edit Additional Templates**. Choose a template, and select **Create Empty.**

## See Also

[C1TileView Styles and Templates](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-tilesview/TileViewforWPFLayoutandAppearance/C1TileViewStylesandTemplates)