SUMMARY:   Microsoft Silverlight allows the creation of cross-platform, cross-browser HD media and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Silverlight design and development by using Microsoft Expression Blend 2 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. AUDIENCE:   Web designers and developers who want to learn what functionality Silverlight provides for creating HD media and rich interactive applications. PREREQUISITES:   Experience designing and developing web sites using HTML and JavaScript or Adobe Flash. DURATION:   3 days APPROACH:   Instructor-led with hands-on labs. OBJECTIVES:   Layout the user interface by using XAML Apply gradient, image, and video brushes to shapes and text Animate objects by using Storyboards Program the Silverlight DOM by using JavaScript Dynamically create and manipulate objects at run-time Improve performance by downloading assets just-in-time Create ASP.NET user controls that render as XAML Access XML web services by using AJAX COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction What is Silverlight? How to Install Silverlight What is XAML? What tools are available? How does Silverlight compare to Flash? Coming Soon: Silverlight 2.0 Silverlight Objects How to Declare an Object in XAML How to Set a Property in XAML Canvas Shapes: Rectangle, Ellipse, Line Path TextBlock MediaElement InkPresenter Object Hierarchy Ordering with Z-Index Brushes SolidColorBrush GradientBrush ImageBrush VideoBrush Transforms Translate Rotate Skew Scale Events Mouse Events Keyboard Events Manipulating Objects with JavaScript Getting Properties Setting Properties Navigating the Document Object Model (DOM) Dynamically creating objects Dynamically handling events Animation Triggers and Resources Timelines and Storyboards Key Frames Easing Hand Off Animations Media Expression Encoder Profiles Silverlight Templates Metadata: Markers, Captions and Scripts Media Events Buffering video Optimizing Silverlight Applications Hosting the Silverlight Control on a web page Silverlight Control Properties Resizing Full Screen Mode Downloading assets and packages Creating an ASP.NET Silverlight User Control What are ASP.NET user controls? Defining Control Properties Rendering the control Implementing AJAX in the control MJP/08