Windows Presentation Foundation in Visual Studio

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

Other versions are also available for the following:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/.NET Framework 4.0

Windows Presentation Foundation Designer for Visual Studio

Windows Presentation Foundation in Visual Studio

Visual Studio 2008 and later provides support for creating Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls and applications. Visual Studio also provides support for extending the WPF Designer.

In This Section

WPF Designer: Introduces the WPF Designer, which you can use to visually design the UI for your Windows Vista application.
Getting Started with the WPF Designer: Describes the basics for getting started using the WPF Designer.
Working with the WPF Designer: Describes the WPF Designer features to help you visually create user interfaces for your Windows Vista applications.
XAML and Code in the WPF Designer: Describes how to use the WPF Designer in conjunction with XAML and code.
Interoperability in the WPF Designer: Describes the support for interoperation of Windows Forms and WPF in the WPF Designer.
Debugging and Interpreting Errors in the WPF Designer: Describes the debugging support and resources for correcting errors in the WPF Designer.
Deployment and Localization using the WPF Designer: Describes deployment and localization of WPF projects created by using the WPF Designer.
WPF Designer Extensibility: Describes many advanced scenarios for building custom controls and extending the WPF Designer experience.

Related Sections

Windows Presentation Foundation: Contains links to topics that describe the WPF platform.
XAML: Describes how to use XAML markup to define your WPF controls and applications.
Migration and Interoperability: Contains links to topics that describe how to use both Windows Forms and WPF in your Windows Vista applications.