226Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner’s Guide
Figure 8-7 The Canvas Layout control
Now that you know how to use the layout controls, the next section takes a closer look at WPF controls in general, giving you tips on how to use them in your application.
Using WPF Controls
WPF includes many controls for helping you build user interfaces. This section groups the controls into categories, including text, selection, containers, information, shapes, and decorators. Data controls are excluded on purpose because the section following controls is “Working with Data in WPF.” Before diving into each control, let’s do an overview of the VS environment associated with control work.
Managing Windows for Controls
When working with controls, you’ll be working with four different windows: Toolbox, Solution Explorer, Designer, and Properties. You learned how to access each of these windows in earlier chapters; but as a convenience, Table
