In this step you'll create a Silverlight application in Visual Studio using Bitmap for Silverlight.

To set up your project, complete the following steps:

1. In Visual Studio, select File | New | Project.
2. In the New Project dialog box, select a language in the left pane (in this example, C# is used), and in the templates list in the right pane, select Silverlight Application.
3. Enter a Name for your project and click OK. The New Silverlight Application dialog box will appear.
4. Click OK to accept the default settings. The MainPage.xaml file should open.
5. Select Project | Add Reference. Browse to find C1.Silverlight.dll and C1.Silverlight.Imaging.dll, select them, and click OK. These .dlls are installed in C:\Program Files\ComponentOne\Silverlight Edition by default. They may be installed elsewhere if you installed Silverlight Edition to a different location.

In the next step, you'll set the styles and add an image to the project.