# C1Toolbar Templates

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One of the main advantages to using a WPF or Silverlight 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 Silverlight applications, you can provide your own UI for data managed by **Toolbar 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 **C1Toolbar** 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've created a new template, the template will appear in the **Objects and Timeline** window. Note that you can use the **Template** property to customize the template.


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

**Additional Templates**

In addition to the default template, the **C1Toolbar** control includes a few additional templates. These additional templates can also be accessed in Microsoft Expression Blend – in Blend select the **C1Toolbar** control and, in the menu, select **Edit Additional Templates**. Choose a template, and select **Create Empty**: