Working with Controls in the WPF Designer

Using the WPF Designer for Visual Studio, you create WPF applications by dragging controls from the Toolbox and dropping them onto the design surface. You can choose from a wide variety of existing controls, and you can create your own custom user controls.

In This Section

• How to: Change An Element's Font
  Describes how to change the font properties of an element by using the Properties window

• How to: Add Images to a WPF Project
  Describes how to add an image to your WPF project by using the Image control.

• How to: Assign an Image to an Image Control
  Describes how to add an image resource to your project and display it by using the Image control.

• How to: Create a Brush by Using the Brush Editor
  Describes how to create a brush for Brush-valued properties by using the brush editor.

• Collection Editor Dialog Box (WPF)
  Provides an overview of the collection editor dialog box, which enables editing collection properties in the Properties window.

• How to: Populate Collections by Using the Collection Editor
  Describes how to quickly populate collections and edit the properties of the items in a collection.

• How to: Create a WPF UserControl Library Project
  Describes how to create a new UserControl project.

• How to: Use a Third-Party WPF Control in a WPF Application
  Describes how to use a third-party WPF control in your WPF application.

• Controls without a Visual Design-time
  Lists the WPF controls that do not have a specific visual design experience.

Reference

• UserControl
  Provides an empty control that can be used to create other controls.

Related Sections

• Controls
  Contains links to topics that describe how to use WPF controls.