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• You can quickly and efficiently experiment with application flow, layouts, and transitions.
• Clients can actively engage with working prototypes, making annotations directly onto the design.
• You can use Adobe Photoshop files at full fidelity and edit them directly in Microsoft Expression Blend.
• You can quickly create detailed project documentation for your prototypes.
• You can design live data right onto the surface.
• You can stay in better control of your projects with Team Foundation Server.

Expression Blend^® 4 for Windows Phone

Take your ideas from concept to completed apps quickly and easily with Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone. Built in templates for Windows Phone, controls that automatically take on the look and feel of the phone and the ability to test your application on the Windows Phone emulator or directly on a Windows Phone device are all features that help keep you focused, thinking creatively and building compelling apps for your users.

The ability of Expression Blend to work seamlessly with Visual Studio means it has never been easier to create beautiful, compelling and well architected phone apps. Whether you import assets from tools such as Adobe Photoshop or use the supplied standard phone controls, you can quickly experiment, customize and style your UI before finalizing the user experience with effective animations and subtle transitions that add richness and life to your apps.

That’s right, everything you need to develop apps for Windows Phone 7; Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone and Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone can be downloaded for free.

These tools provide the same industry leading development workflow for Windows Phone that was previously only available while creating Silverlight or desktop based applications.

With innovative features such as Behaviors, the Visual State Manager and design time data, Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone gives you the tools you need to rapidly take your ideas from concept to completion accelerating your delivery of innovative apps on Windows Phone.

Ready to try?

Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone is now available for download. Simply use the "Download the Developer Tools" button below and everything you need to create you first Windows Phone app will be installed on your machine for free. If you are already an Expression Blend 4 user the Windows Phone Developer Tools installer will add Windows Phone authoring capabilities to your previously installed version of Expression Blend 4.

For more information please visit the Windows Phone 7 Developer Center.

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