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1. Chapter 1 Building a User Interface

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Using WPF Controls

   3. Lesson 2: Using Resources

   4. Lesson 3: Using Styles and Triggers

   5. Case Scenarios

   6. Suggested Practices

   7. Take a Practice Test

2. Chapter 2 Working with Events and Commands

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Configuring Events and Event Handling

   3. Lesson 2: Configuring Commands

   4. Lesson 3: Implementing Animation

   5. Case Scenarios

   6. Suggested Practices

   7. Take a Practice Test

3. Chapter 3 Adding and Managing Content

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Managing the Visual Interface

   3. Lesson 2: Adding Multimedia Content

   4. Case Scenario

   5. Suggested Practices

   6. Take a Practice Test

4. Chapter 4 Windows Forms and Windows Forms Controls

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Working with Windows Forms and Container Controls

   3. Lesson 2: Configuring Controls in Windows Forms

   4. Lesson 3: Using List-Display and Specialized Controls

   5. Lesson 4: Using Tool Strips and Menus

   6. Case Scenarios

   7. Suggested Practices

   8. Take a Practice Test

5. Chapter 5 Working with User-Defined Controls

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Creating Controls in Windows Forms

   3. Lesson 2: Using Control Templates

   4. Lesson 3: Creating Custom Controls in WPF

   5. Case Scenarios

   6. Suggested Practices

   7. Take a Practice Test

6. Chapter 6 Working with Data Binding

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Configuring Data Binding

   3. Lesson 2: Converting Data

   4. Lesson 3: Validating Data and Configuring Change Notification

   5. Case Scenarios

   6. Suggested Practices

   7. Take a Practice Test

7. Chapter 7 Configuring Data Binding

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Binding to Data Sources

   3. Lesson 2: Manipulating and Displaying Data

   4. Case Scenarios

   5. Suggested Practices

   6. Take a Practice Test

8. Chapter 8 Working with Data Grids and Validating User Input

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Implementing Data-bound Controls in Windows Forms

   3. Lesson 2: Validating User Input

   4. Case Scenario

   5. Suggested Practices

   6. Take a Practice Test

9. Chapter 9 Enhancing Usability

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Lesson 1: Implementing Asynchronous Processing

   3. Lesson 2: Implementing Globalization and Localization

   4. Lesson 3: Integrating Windows Forms Controls and WPF Controls

   5. Case Scenarios

   6. Suggested Practices

   7. Take a Practice Test

10. Chapter 10 Advanced Topics

    1. Before You Begin

    2. Lesson 1: Working with Security

    3. Lesson 2: Managing Settings

    4. Lesson 3: Implementing Drag and Drop

    5. Case Scenario

    6. Suggested Practices

    7. Take a Practice Test

11. Chapter 11 Testing and Debugging WPF Applications

    1. Before You Begin

    2. Lesson 1: Testing the User Interface

    3. Lesson 2: Debugging with Intellitrace and PresentationTraceSources

    4. Case Scenario

    5. Suggested Practices

    6. Take a Practice Test

12. Chapter 12 Deployment

    1. Before You Begin

    2. Lesson 1: Creating a Windows Setup Project

    3. Lesson 2: Deploying Applications with ClickOnce

    4. Case Scenarios

    5. Suggested Practices

    6. Take a Practice Test

1. Appendix Answers

   1. Chapter 1: Lesson Review Answers

   2. Chapter 1 Case Scenario Answers

   3. Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers

   4. Chapter 2: Case Scenario Answers

   5. Chapter 3: Lesson Review Answers

   6. Chapter 3: Case Scenario Answers

   7. Chapter 4: Lesson Review Answers

   8. Chapter 4: Case Scenario Answers

   9. Chapter 5: Lesson Review Answers

   10. Chapter 5: Case Scenario Answers

   11. Chapter 6: Lesson Review Answers

   12. Chapter 6: Case Scenario Answers

   13. Chapter 7: Lesson Review Answers

   14. Chapter 7: Case Scenario Answers

   15. Chapter 8: Lesson Review Answers

   16. Chapter 8: Case Scenario Answers

   17. Chapter 9: Lesson Review Answers

   18. Chapter 9: Case Scenario Answers

   19. Chapter 10: Lesson Review Answers

   20. Chapter 10: Case Scenario Answers

   21. Chapter 11: Lesson Review Answers

   22. Chapter 11: Case Scenario Answers

   23. Chapter 12: Lesson Review Answers

   24. Chapter 12: Case Scenario Answers

2. Appendix About the Author

3. Appendix Systems Requirements

   1. Hardware Requirements

   2. Software Requirements