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Explore different tutorials to get hands on with Silverlight and Expression Blend across a wide array of topics in a short time.

Using SketchFlow for Windows Phone Series

In this ToolBox module you discover principles of good UX design. You also discover how to start and build your prototype using the SketchFlow Template for Windows Phone.

Customizing Existing Controls to Create the UI for Windows Phone Codenamed "Mango"
Importing artwork from Adobe^® Illustrator^®
Creating a storyboard using the Illustrator^® file
Setting up the second timer to run forever
Triggering the Timer storyboard
Adding the Application Bar
Using States outside a control
Using SketchFlow Mock-ups
Hiding the keyboard until needed
Changing the Focused and Unfocused States

Customizing Existing Controls to Create the UI for Windows Phone Codenamed "Mango"

In this module, viewers discover how to drop in Native Adobe^® Illustrator^® artwork and turn it into working controls. They also find out how to edit the button template, take advantage of states, transitions and behaviors.

Follow along with this tutorial by downloading the prototype.

Importing art from Adobe Illustrator
Converting Illustrator art to working controls
Creating state changes using transitions
Applying behaviors to navigate from screen to screen and make visual changes to the application