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Having installed all the prerequisites and tools, see Day 1, we have to start somewhere. It is always good to get your hands dirty and work your way through a couple of examples in the SDK.
Follow the steps listed below:
- Launch the SDK from the Start Menu / All Programs / Microsoft Windows SDK / Windows SDK Documentation
- Navigate to WinFX Development / Windows Presentation Foundation / Getting Started / Get started using Windows Presentation Foundation
- Work your way through the following simple exercises:
- Hello World
- Use "XAML" to Create a Simple Layout
- Use "XAML" to Create a Complex Layout
- Create a Dynamic "XAML" Page (The documentation for this exercise seems broken in Beta 2, you may need to be a bit creative. I have reported this to Microsoft's SDK documentation team and receceived a reply within hours)
- Create a Multipage Application
- In the navigation tree navigate to the 'How-to Topics / Create a Windows Presentation Foundation' and execute the exercise.
That is it for today, it shouldn't take you too long.