Windows 10 App Development - Navigation and Layout

In this online course, you will gain an overview of the tools that can be used in Microsoft Visual Studio to create suitable layouts and navigation for Windows 10 applications.

The course starts off explaining the layout controls that you can use to implement hamburger-style navigation for the Windows 10 application you are creating. You will learn about RelativePanel and how it is used in Windows app creation. You will also see how SplitView helps in implementing hamburger-style navigation. Then learn about the navigation classes and methods used to display pages, pass data from pages, and go through the history of visited pages.

Next, you will study common user input options that are used to create Windows 10 apps and master the process of creating a hamburger-style navigation system for your application.

In the last module, you will explore ScrollViewer and understand how it functions to allow users to scroll through apps for additional content on the current page. You will learn about the Canvas and how different shapes can be positioned in Windows 10 applications. You will also see how styles can be used to get common settings applied across many XAML controls on a single page or an entire application. Learn how you can use the preferred colours that Windows 10 users have chosen in the application you have created so that it fits in with their other applications.

This course will be of great interest to developers and anyone who wants to know what is involved in creating layouts and navigation for Windows 10 applications. So, start this free online course today and in just three hours you will gain useful Visual Studio skills. Once you have finished the modules, apply for optional certification.