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Fabrikam Catalog Part 1: Layout and Data
Learn the basics of layout and data binding with the first Fabrikam Catalog tutorial and sample.
Fabrikam Catalog Part 2: Control Templates
Continuing the Fabrikam Catalog theme, the second tutorial and sample introduces the incredibly powerful technique of customizing the template of a control. A template represents the structure of UI elements (or visual tree) which make up the appearance of a control, independent of its behavior.
Fabrikam Catalog Part 3: Special Effects
In the third tutorial and sample in the series you will learn how to create a beautiful reflection effect, and how to create looping and event-triggered animations.
ImageButtons
Base your own custom control on a Windows Presentation Foundation control using Microsoft Expression Blend.
AdventureWorks Product Photos
Fill an ADO.NET DataTable from a database and process it for data binding in Expression Blend.
Follow The Pointer
This sample demonstrates how to run imperative code in your 'code-behind' file each time your scene is rendered. This is a very efficient technique for performing your own custom animation effects.
Follow The Keyboard
This sample demonstrates how to use a mouse click to set keyboard focus to an element and how to have the focused element handle keyboard events.
HyperBar
An intriguing sample, the HyperBar demonstrates a bar of icon images scaled according to a hyperbolic-type function of the mouse pointer’s position. This sample demonstrates how to gradually amplify the UI in proportion to the user’s indicated degree of interest.
 
 
Additional Tutorials and Samples
 
You can find additional tutorials or sample projects that you can open in Expression Blend at the following locations.