In this step, you will begin in Visual Studio to create a WPF application using Accordion for WPF.

Complete the following steps:

1. In Visual Studio 2008, select File | New | Project.
2. In the New Project dialog box, select a language in the left pane, and in the templates list select WPF Application.
3. Enter a Name for your project and click OK.
4. Navigate to the Toolbox and double-click the C1Accordion icon to add the control to the project.
5. Right click the C1Accordion control to open its context menu and then select Properties.

The Properties window opens with the C1Accordion control's properties in focus.

Set the following properties.

• Set the Height property to "250" to set the height of the control.
• Set the Width property to "400" to set the width of the control.
• Set the ExpandDirection property to Left so that the C1Accordion control will expand from the bottom rather than expanding from the top, which is its default.
• Set the Fill property to True by selecting the Fill check box. This means that each pane will expand to fill the specified width of the C1Accordion control.
• Set AllowCollapseAll to False by clearing the AllowCollapseAll check box. This will prevent users from collapsing all panes at the same time.

You have successfully created a WPF application containing a C1Accordion control. In the next step, you will customize the appearance and behavior of the C1Accordion control.