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#XAMARIN STUDIO WINDOWS PHONE 8 INSTALL#
#XAMARIN STUDIO WINDOWS PHONE 8 UPDATE#
#XAMARIN STUDIO WINDOWS PHONE 8 ISO#

Located in-between the menu bar and the coding window, click the green debug button Emulator 8.1 WVGA 4 inch 512MB. We will look at each of the tools in Toolbox in later posts, but for this project we are going to leave it as it is. Then select Page Title and change it in the same way as in Main Page. Select My Application inside the designer and in the Properties window change its Text property to Hello World. If you followed my tip earlier, your Visual Studio window should look like this: In the window that opens select Blank Page and name it MainPage.xaml.Ĭlick Add, then Yes. In the Solution Explorer again, right-click the Hello World project -> Add -> New Item. We are going to use a more general page that has a Windows Phone design to make things easier. It's just a blank page, so don't feel bad about it. In the Solution Explorer window delete the MainPage.xaml file. You can go ahead and close this file, because we are not going to need it. Inside this class there are a couple of methods that tell how the app will behave at execution, such as what is the first page that is going to open. The Start Page closes and is opened automatically. Select Blank App (Windows Phone) and name it Hello World. On the left hand side, make sure you have Templates -> Visual C# -> Store Apps -> Windows Phone Apps selected. In both cases you will get to the window below: Click the File -> New -> Project menu option. If for some reason you don't see this option don't worry. On the left click New Project to create a new project. Once inside Visual Studio, we are presented with a Start Page. If you don't have these windows visible right away, you can find them in the View->Other Windows menu option, or after loading your project. There you can modify any element without getting into code. You will find it easy to select, hide/show, or put the element you want in the right hierarchy.

At first it may look like nothing, but it's handy when you have elements layered on top of one another. You will also find it useful to have the Document Outline window pinned. At the top of the window, click the pin to dock it. When you work on the design of the app it's good to keep the most common tools within reach. This is optional, but I think you will help you have a better experience. Click Start Visual Studio and we're ready to go.īefore I get to the project, I would like to give you a tip on the windows that you keep open inside the program.

I have chosen Dark, because the screen brightness keeps my roommate awake, but you can choose whatever you like. The next step is to choose a color theme between Blue, Dark, and Light. You might want to Sign in to Visual Studio using your Microsoft account, or leave that for another time. When it's all done you will see a confirmation message and a Launch button. During the process the setup might need a Reboot to finish the installation. Don't worry, I'm not taking you anywhere unsafe, you have my word! Based on what computer power you have it will take some time to complete the installation, so don't just stare at the progress bar. Select all the checkboxes, and click Install.

#XAMARIN STUDIO WINDOWS PHONE 8 INSTALL#

Choose where you want to install the files, agree to the Licence Terms and Privacy Policy, and then hit Next to continue. At the end the extracted folder should look like this:ĭouble-clicking vs_professional.exe will take you through the installation process.

#XAMARIN STUDIO WINDOWS PHONE 8 ISO#

iso with WinRar, WinZip, Daemon Tools or any equivalents you prefer using. After the download finishes, extract the files located inside the.

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If you are a student you can download it for free at DreamSpark.

#XAMARIN STUDIO WINDOWS PHONE 8 UPDATE#

First things first, you need to install Visual Studio Professional 2013 Update 4.

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