Working with Controls in the WPF Designer

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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.