Chapter 2. Discovering the Expression Blend Interface

In This Chapter

Customizing the interface

Working with the artboard

Working with the code and XAML Editors

Working with Objects and Timelines

Working with the Tools

Working with Properties and Events

Working with Resources

Working with the Data panel

The Blend UI has changed dramatically from the first version, but there have been a lot of incremental changes that have evolved each step of the way. Expression Blend 4 has the fewest new editions to the UI directly of any release to date, but it still has some secrets that are waiting to be let out of the box.

In this chapter, you learn about the core parts of the Expression Blend UI, understanding the key changes to the ...

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