Building a Windows Phone 7 Application from Start to Finish

Building a Windows Phone 7 Application from Start to Finish

March 15, 2011

This documentation and accompanying sample application will get you started building a complete application for Windows Phone 7. You will learn about common developer issues in the context of a simple fuel-tracking application for your car named Fuel Tracker. This topic describes things you should know before you start creating your Windows Phone application.

Some of the tasks that you will learn include the following:

• Defining your application from an idea
• Creating a new Windows Phone project
• Creating pages
• Navigating between pages
• Laying out a page
• Using controls to create the UI
• Adding images and icons
• Creating a consistent look
• Displaying data
• Creating data classes
• Saving and loading data
• Restoring your application after deactivation
• Validating data entry input
• Incorporating photos on Windows Phone
• Publishing your application in the Windows Phone Marketplace

Audience

This documentation and accompanying sample application is best suited for developers with the following experience levels.

Some experience with:

• .NET
• C#

Little or no experience with:

• Silverlight
• Windows Phone