In this Microsoft 20485 course the students will learn the more advanced programming skills and techniques that they can use to optimise their Windows Store app and differentiate their app from other apps in the Windows Store. These advanced skills and techniques include a combination of both design and development skills. The students will also learn about supporting the apps that they have published to the Windows Store.
- Review Windows 8 App Essentials - Presentation
- Review Windows 8 App Essentials - Under the Hood
- Describe basic Windows Store app concepts related to the app presentation
- Describe basic Windows Store app concepts related to integration with the Windows 8 ecosystem
- Using Animation
- Working with Transitions and Transformations
- Creating Animations in a Windows Store App
- Creating Transitions and Transformations in a Windows Store App
- Describe the built-in WinRT animation library and Storyboards
- Apply transitions and transformations
- Working with Resource Files
- Implementing Culture-Specific Formatting
- Create and Consume Resource Files
- Apply Culture-Specific Formatting
- Create and consume localised resources
- Apply language-specific formatting for multi-lingual application
- Customising the Splash Screen
- Differentiate your app with branding
- Create a Customised Splash Screen
- Branding a Windows Store App
- Create and present a successful splash screen
- Differentiate Windows Store apps with branding
- Windows Store App Storage Options
- Implementing Data Caching
- Advanced File Functionality
- Cache Data
- Describe the storage mechanisms available to Windows Store apps
- Creating Custom Controls
- Extending Existing Controls
- Creating and Consuming WinMD Components
- Create and Use a Custom Control
- Consume a WinMD Component
- Create reusable custom controls
- Create and extend templated controls
- Create and consume a WinMD component
- The Print Contract
- The Play To Contract
- Print a single page
- Print multiple pages
- Print by using the print contract
- Describe the Play To API
- The Push Notification Service (WNS)
- Communicating with the Push Notification Service (WNS)
- Manage a Windows Notification Service (WNS) Channel
- Describe the Push Notification Service (WNS)
- Work with push notifications
- Using CameraCaptureUI to Capture Pictures, Videos or Audio
- Using MediaCapture to Capture Pictures, Video, or Audio
- Capture video using the CameraCaptureUI API
- Capture image using the MediaCapture API
- Use the CameraCaptureUI API
- Use the MediaCapture API
- Creating Background Tasks
- Consuming Background Tasks in a Windows Store App
- Create and Consume a Background Task
- Consume a Background Task
- Create background tasks
- Consume background tasks
- Working with Sensors
- Working with Devices
- Use the orientation sensor
- Use location services
- Discover sensors, test their availability, and handle sensor events
- Discover device availability and enumerate d and their capabilities and properties, and use them
- Implementing Trial Functionality in a Windows Store App
- Implement In-App Purchases
- Advertising in a Windows Store App
- Use Windows.Store Classes to Support Trial App Conversion
- Implement In-App Purchase in an App
- Implement trial functionality and transition to a full license
- Implement in-app purchases
- Implement advertising functionality
- Managing Windows Authentication
- Managing Web Authentication
- Encryption in Windows Store Apps
- Encrypt User Information
- Use ACS Authentication
- Authenticate using Windows Live Authentication
- Authenticate using web authentication protocols
- Encrypt data by using the Windows.Security.Cryptography
- Tracing a Windows Store App
- Profiling a Windows Store App
- Trace Windows Store apps
- Profile Windows Store apps
- 6 – 12 months experience programming in HTML5
- 3 – 6 months experience using Visual Studio 2012 (including experience using Windows 8's preview builds)
- 1 month of experience working on Windows 8 apps
- Add animations and transitions in a Windows Store app to improve the user experience
- Localise 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

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