Delivery Method

• Classroom
• Price: $1320.00

Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to the Microsoft® Silverlight™ browser plugin and Microsoft Expression® Studio. The course describes how to use Microsoft Expression® Design and the Microsoft Expression Blend™ design software to design and create rich Silverlight-based user interfaces (UIs).

Delivery

Classroom

Duration

2 days (9am - 4.30pm)

Locations

• Public Schedule - Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney
• Group Bookings - All States and Territories across Australia

Prerequisites

Previous experience using applications on a PC is an essential prerequisite for this course. This course is for students who are familiar with design tools such Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Some knowledge of HTML would also be helpful.

Course Outline

Topic 1 Fundamentals of Microsoft Silverlight

• Introducing Silverlight
• Introducing XAML 

Topic 2 Workflows for Building Experiences in Microsoft Silverlight

• Silverlight Creation Workflow
• Visual Designer Workflow
• Designer/Video Editor Workflow
• UX/Interactive Designer Workflow
• XAML Conversions
• XAML Third-Party Conversion Applications

Topic 3 Preparing Images by Using Expression Design

• Introducing Expression Design
• Preparing Images by using Expression Design
• Creating Graphic Assets for a Button by Using Expression Design

Topic 4 Introducing Expression Blend

• Introducing Expression Blend
• Creating an Expression Blend Project
• Organizing Objects in Expression Blend

Topic 5 Creating a Simple User Interface Using Expression Blend

• Drawing and Editing
• Animating Objects
• Adding Basic Interactivity

Topic 6 Handing Off Your Project to a Developer

• Preparing Your Project for Hand-Off
• Adding Projects and Assets to Source Control

Topic 7 Performing Basic Development Tasks in Silverlight

• Silverlight Fundamentals
• Manipulating Objects in Code at Run Time

Topic 8 Publishing Your Silverlight Application

• Publication Process
• Working with the Silverlight Control
• Optimizing Run-Time Performance by using the Silverlight Downloader Object

Training Includes

• Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
• Commercial courseware used in this course
• Certificates
• After course support (via email, to reinforce the learning)
• Training guarantee
• FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions