Microsoft® Expression Blend™ Unleashed

Chapter 9. Using the Blend Asset Library

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• Asset Library Overview

• Familiar Windows Controls

• A Look at the New WPF Controls in Blend

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The Expression Blend Asset Library is to be viewed—from the developer’s perspective—as the replacement to the Visual Studio ToolBox palette. As you’ll see in Figure 9.1, many areas are all neatly packaged within this one palette that allows you to transform your applications, from Styles to Controls to your own Custom Controls created in Blend or Visual Studio.

Figure 9.1. An overview of the Asset Library.

In particular is a search feature that can quickly narrow down the ...