Lynda.COM Windows Phone 7 App Development First Look

Author:
Joe Marini

Duration:
01h 48m

Released on:
6/15/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


In Windows Phone 7 App Development First Look, Joe Marini introduces the concepts and techniques behind developing Silverlight-based applications for Windows Phone 7. This course enables developers to apply their existing Silverlight programming skills and learn the fundamentals of building and debugging applications with Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone 7. The development software and accompanying phone emulator give developers an early taste of how simple it is to create custom apps. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Creating application projects in Visual Studio and Expression Blend
    Adding application controls to Windows Phone pages
    Running and debugging in Visual Studio
    Testing a Windows Phone app with the Emulator
    Handling page orientation changes
    Adding an application bar
    Customizing text box input with InputScopes
    Consuming Web content with the WebBrowser control



Introduction
Welcome           01m 12s
Using the exercise files           00m 54s

1. Getting Started
Downloading and installing the tools           02m 07s
Downloading the sample apps           02m 45s
Understanding Windows Phone 7 apps           06m 00s

2. Creating a Sample App with Visual Studio
Creating a simple app           04m 47s
Adding controls to the app           11m 46s
Running and debugging the app           06m 06s

3. Creating a Sample App with Expression Blend
Creating a simple app           03m 48s
Adding basic controls           08m 33s
Running the app in the Emulator           02m 41s

4. Exploring Advanced Features
Handling page orientation changes           13m 54s
Adding an Application bar           18m 12s
Specifying an input scope for a text box           12m 11s
Consuming web content with the WebBrowser control           13m 25s

Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 21s