Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO EXPRESSION BLEND 2 (67 min)
1. What is Blend?
2. Creating a Project
3. The Blend Workspace
4. Tools Used for Manipulating Assets
5. Tools Used for Creating New Assets
6. The Asset Library
7. The Object Tree
8. Layout Containers
9. Modifying Properties
Chapter 2: THE PROPERTY INSPECTOR (45 min)
1. Using Snaplines, Padding & Margins
2. Rotating, Skewing & Multi-Element Rotation
3. Modifying the Geometry of Individual Shapes
4. The Combine Operations
5. Converting Text to a Path
6. Edit a Path & Drag to Duplicate
7. Advanced Property Options
8. The Brush Editor & Changing Colors
9. Working with Brush Gradients
10. A Look at Other Brushes & Changing Properties in the Code
Chapter 3: MANAGING LAYOUTS (33 min)
1. Understanding Layout
2. Adding & Adjusting Row, Column & Grid Splitters
3. The Stack Panel, the Wrap Panel & the Uniform Grid
4. Using the ScrollViewer & Border
5. Using the Viewbox
Chapter 4: MAKING IT MOVE (19 min)
1. Understanding Timelines
2. Creating an Animation with Keyframes on a Timeline
3. Creating Realistic Motion with Easing & Keysplines
4. Altering Object Properties & Backgrounds via the Timeline
5. Working with Composite Animations
Chapter 5: PICTURES, VIDEO & AUDIO (18 min)
1. Adding Media to Applications
2. Working with Audio
3. Working with Video
Chapter 6: INTRODUCTION TO SILVERLIGHTâ„¢ (93 min)
1. The Files of Silverlight
2. What You Can & Can't Do in Silverlight
3. Creating a Button
4. Working with Video
5. Modifying Video Playback Properties
6. Using the MSDN Page for Reference
Chapter 7: RESPONDING TO THE USER (25 min)
1. Setting Event Triggers
2. Combining Multiple Event Triggers
3. Working with Event Handlers
Chapter 8: CONSISTENCY & REUSABILITY THROUGH RESOURCES (25 min)
1. Introduction to Resources
2. Working with Resources
3. Deleting a Resource
Chapter 9: CUSTOMIZING THE CONTROLS (36 min)
1. Styling Controls
2. Overriding the Default Style
3. Working with Templates
4. Working with Property Triggers
5. Customizing Complex Controls
Chapter 10: THE MAGIC OF DATA BINDING (37 min)
1. Element to Element Data Binding
2. Working with Sliders
3. Setting Advanced Data Binding Properties
4. Value Converters
5. Data Source Data Binding
6. Modifying an Item Template
7. Data Bind the DataContext to a Selected Item
Chapter 11: TIPS & TRICKS (20 min)
1. Working with Drawing Brushes
2. Working with Visual Brushes
3. Creating Borderless Windows
4. Using & Embedding Fonts
5. Final Comments & Credits