Defining layouts and navigation (XAML)

[ This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation ]

Learn how to lay out your app and support navigation.

Before you begin  Be sure you've downloaded your design assets for Windows Store apps and read these design patterns:

• Navigation design
• Commanding design

In this section

Topic	Description
Laying out your UI	Learn about the basic UI layout of Windows Store apps, including which UI surface to use for adding buttons, popping up messages and menus, and showing errors.
Laying out an app page	Learn how to lay out a single app page by using the grid to adhere to the Windows silhouette.
Defining layouts and views	Learn how to support different views and layouts.
Navigating between pages	Learn how to support navigation in your app.