• 6 - 12 months experience programming in HTML5.
• 3 - 6 months experience using Visual Studio 2012 (including experience using preview builds).
• 1 month of experience working on Windows 8 apps.

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Add animations and transitions in a Windows Store app to improve the user experience.
• Localize the Windows Store app UI.
• Brand the Windows Store app and improve the loading experience with a splash screen.
• Use various storage mechanisms, choose a suitable caching strategy for their Windows Store app, and use advanced file access methods.
• Create custom controls, extend templated controls, and create and consume WinMD components.
• Implement the Print and Settings contracts and the Play To API.
• Work with the Push Notification Service (WNS).
• Capture media with the camera and microphone.
• Create and consume background tasks.
• Discover device capabilities, interact with devices, and act upon sensor data.
• Implement Windows Store trial licensing and in-app purchasing and advertising.
• Understand how to manage Windows authentication and web authentication in Windows Store apps.
• Diagnose problems and monitor application behavior using tracing and profiling tools and APIs.

Module 1: Windows Store App Essentials

This module describes the essential Windows Store app features.

Lessons

• Review of Windows Store App Essentials - Presentation
• Review of Windows Store App Essentials and the Windows 8 Ecosystem

Module 2: Implementing Animations and Transitions

This module explains how to add animations and transitions to improve the user experience by using JavaScript APIs and CSS.

Lessons

• Using Animation
• Working with Transitions and Transformations

Lab : Implementing Animations and Transitions

• Creating Animations in a Windows Store App
• Creating Transitions and Transformations in a Windows Store App

Module 3: Implementing Globalization and Localization

This module explains how to localize the Windows Store application User Interface.

Lessons

• Working with Resource Files
• Implementing Culture-Specific Formatting

Lab : Implementing Globalization and Localization

• Create and Consume Resource Files
• Apply Culture-Specific Formatting

Module 4: Branding and a Seamless User Interface

This module explains how to brand Windows Store app and improve the loading experience with a splash screen.

Lessons

• Customizing the Splash Screen
• Branding the User Interface

Lab : Branding and Seamless User Interface

• Create a Customized Splash Screen
• Branding a Windows Store App

Module 5: Advanced Data Scenarios in a Windows Store App

This module explains how to use various storage mechanisms, choose a suitable caching strategy for a Windows Store app, and use advanced file access methods.

Lessons

• Windows Store App Storage Options
• Implementing Data Caching
• Advanced File Functionality

Lab : Caching Data

• Cache Data

Module 6: Creating Reusable Controls and Components

This module explains how to create custom controls, extend templated controls, and create and consume WinMD components.

Lessons

• Creating Custom Controls
• Extending Existing Controls
• Consuming WinMD Components

Lab : Creating Reusable Controls and Components

• Create and Use a Custom Control
• Consume a WinMD Component

Module 7: Implementing Advanced Contract Scenarios

This module explains how to implement the Print and Settings contracts and the Play To API.

Lessons

• The Print Contract
• The Play To Contract

Lab : Printing

• Print a single page
• Print multiple pages

Module 8: The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)

This module explains how to work with the Push Notification Service (WNS).

Lessons

• The Push Notification Service (WNS)
• Communicating with the Push Notification Service (WNS)

Lab : The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)

• Manage a Windows Notification Service (WNS) Channel

Module 9: Capturing Media

This module explains how to capture media with the camera and microphone.

Lessons

• Using CameraCaptureUI to Capture Pictures, Videos or Audio
• Using MediaCapture to Capture Pictures, Video, or Audio

Lab : Capturing Media

• Capture video using the CameraCaptureUI API
• Capture image using the MediaCapture API

Module 10: Background Tasks

This module explains how to create and consume background tasks.

Lessons

• Creating Background Tasks
• Consuming Background Tasks in a Windows Store App

Lab : Background Tasks

• Create and Consume a Background Task
• Consume a Background Task

Module 11: Working with Sensors and Devices

This module explains how to discover device capabilities, interact with devices, and act upon sensor data.

Lessons

• Working with Sensors
• Working with Devices

Lab : Working with Sensors and Devices

• Use the orientation sensor
• Use location services

Module 12: Generating Revenue with your App

This module explains how implement trial licensing and in-app purchasing and advertising.

Lessons

• Implementing Trial Functionality in a Windows Store App
• Implement In-App Purchases
• Advertising in a Windows Store App

Lab : Generating Revenue with your App

• Use Windows.Store Classes to Support Trial App Conversion
• Implement In-App Purchasing in an App

Module 13: Securing Windows Store App Data

This module explains how to manage Windows authentication and web authentication in Windows Store apps.

Lessons

• Managing Windows Authentication
• Managing Web Authentication
• Encryption in Windows Store Apps

Lab : Securing Windows Store App Data

• Encrypt User Information
• Use ACS Authentication

Module 14: Tracing and Profiling Windows Store Apps

This module explains how to diagnose problems and monitor Windows Store app behavior by using tracing and profiling tools and APIs.

Lessons

• Tracing a Windows Store App
• Profiling a Windows Store App