This video discusses how you can make the most amount of money with your Windows Store apps. Windows 8 provides the greatest developer opportunity ever! If you take a look at the Windows EcoSystem, Windows has sold over 650 million copies of Windows 7 in 200 plus countries, and in over 100 different languages. This is the potential starting point for your audience for people to purchase your app from the Windows Store. And that's a pretty great starting point. For more information see the following reference link here: Making money with your apps See also related videos here: Setting up a developer account How do I get paid? Using the Analytics Report...
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When we set out to build the Windows Store for developers, we wanted to provide data to developers to help them decide how to market their app as well as how to improve their app over time.In this video, you will learn how to use the Analytics reports from the Windows Store dashboard and how it can help you make customer-focused decisions about your app. For more information on the Windows Store Dashboard, please see the following link: Analyzing your apps in the Windows Store See also related videos here: Making money with your Windows Store apps Setting up a developer account How do I get paid? Deploying Enterprise Apps
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In this video we'll cover how to take your Line of Business (LOB) apps and deploy them with your Enterprise. We'll talk through your options that you have for getting your app directly to your users. And the implication of those options to both you as the developer, the IT administrator in the Enterprise, and your users. For more information on deploying your apps, please see the following reference links: Creating Enterprise Line of Business Apps for Windows 8 See also related videos here: Making money with your Windows Store apps Setting up a developer account How do I get paid? Using the Analytics Reports from the Windows Store Dashboard
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In Windows 8, there are a lot of different ways you can make money with your Windows Store app. In this video, we'll cover how you can receive payments for your Windows Store app sales.For more information on how to get paid, please see the following link: Getting Paid See also related videos here: Making money with your Windows Store apps Setting up a developer account Using the Analytics Reports from the Windows Store Dashboard Deploying Enterprise Apps
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In Windows 8, performance and battery life are important factors so we wanted to offload as much as possible on to the machine's graphics hardware to speed up everything you do. That's why we invested in DirectX to hardware accelerate almost every aspect of the user experience. Graphics is literally at the core of every Windows 8 experience. For more information on graphic improvements in Windows 8, see the reference links here: Hardware accelerating everything: Windows 8 graphics Windows Graphics APIs See also related videos here: Windows 8 for Gaming
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In Windows 8, we wanted to deliver the best possible experience for gamers as well as the best platform for game developers. We made improvements for game developers to ensure they have the right APIs to get what they need to build incredible game experiences. In Windows 8 your games will perform better than ever! We think gamers are going to love the new features of Windows 8. For additional information on developing games, please see the following links: Developing Games Creating a DirectX game See also related videos here: Graphic Improvements in Windows 8
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For Windows 8, we built Internet Explorer 10 to be a first-in-class browser for touch. Not only did we want it to be fast and fluid with panning and zooming of the web you use today, but we also wanted to enable web developers to build exciting new experiences that take advantage of multi-touch and gestures. For more information, please see the additional topic here: Make your site touch-ready See also related videos here: Web Standards: How to use XMLHttpRequest
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Learn about the great new HTML5 features available in Internet Explorer 10. This video focuses on how you can use HTML5 to enhance your client-server communications. For more information please see the topics at: Update your site to Web Standards See also related videos here: Touch-First Experiences in IE 10
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Learn about the great new HTML5 features available in Internet Explorer 10. This video focuses on how you can use HTML5 to enhance your client-server communications. For more information please see the topics at: Update your site to Web Standards See also related videos here: Touch-First Experiences in IE 10
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Before your customers can acquire your app from the Windows Store, you'll need to sign up for a Windows Store developer account. This video provides an overview of the signup process and some insights into a few of the key questions you'll need to answer. For more information on setting up a developer account, please see the related topics here: Opening a developer account Getting paid See also related videos here: Making money with your Windows Store apps How do I get paid? Using the Analytics Reports from the Windows Store Dashboard Deploying Enterprise Apps
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Semantic zoom is a control used by apps in Windows 8 for displaying large sets of content in a truly user friendly format. Semantic Zoom is unique in that it provides an easy to navigate, touch optimized view of the data you present to users. In designing Windows 8 we wanted to ensure users wouldn't have to pan tediously through large sets of content with touch. Semantic Zoom is our solution to this problem; it gives users the capability to jump quickly to sections in the view. Semantic Zoom is included as part of the Windows Library for JavaScript. For more information on Sematic Zoom check out this article on the Dev Center: Guidelines for Semantic Zoom See also related videos here: ListV...
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Semantic zoom is a control used by apps in Windows 8 for displaying large sets of content in a truly user friendly format. Semantic Zoom is unique in that it provides an easy to navigate, touch optimized view of the data you present to users. In designing Windows 8 we wanted to ensure users wouldn't have to pan tediously through large sets of content with touch. Semantic Zoom is our solution to this problem; it gives users the capability to jump quickly to sections in the view. Semantic Zoom is included as part of the Windows Library for JavaScript. For more information on Sematic Zoom check out this article on the Dev Center: Guidelines for Semantic Zoom See also r...
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In Windows 8, people who are blind can use Narrator to access their machines. This video discusses some additional design aspects on how you as an app developer can design your app to work well with Narrator. These considerations will help to ensure that people with vision impairments have a great customer experience with your app. For additional details on designing your app with accessibility in mind, please see: Design for Accessibility (Windows Store apps) See related videos here: Introduction to Accessibility
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In Windows 8, people who are blind can use Narrator to access their machines. This video discusses some additional design aspects on how you as an app developer can design your app to work well with Narrator. These considerations will help to ensure that people with vision impairments have a great customer experience with your app. For additional details on designing your app with accessibility in mind, please see: Design for Accessibility (Windows Store apps) See related videos here: Introduction to Accessibility
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When you are designing an app, it's important to think about all of the people who will use it, including those with disabilities such as visual, mobility, hearing, and cognitive impairments. In the United States alone, 36 million people have a disability and worldwide that figure is estimated around 1 billion. By ensuring that your app is accessible to people with disabilities, you can reach a significantly larger customer base and ensure that no one is excluded frombeing able to use your app. For additional details on designing your app with accessibility in mind, please see: Design for Accessibility (Windows Store apps) See related videos here: Designing with Narrat...
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When starting to design a Windows 8 app, the most important thing to do is pick out a best-at statement. To create one, answer the question: "This app is the best app in its category at what?" Take the time to come up with a great best-at statement because many of your decisions, from what features you build to how you lay out the content in your app will be based on it. For more information on designing your app, please see: Planning Windows Store apps See also additional videos here: 8 traits of great Windows Store apps
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Learn the 8 traits of building great Windows Store apps including how to embrace the Microsoft Design Principles. If you follow these guidelines you'll not only build stunning Windows Store apps, but also delight your customers. For more information on the Microsoft Design Principles, see the reference links here: Make great Windows Store apps Planning Windows Store apps See also additional videos here: How to build the best app in its category
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Learn the 8 traits of building great Windows Store apps including how to embrace the Microsoft Design Principles. If you follow these guidelines you'll not only build stunning Windows Store apps, but also delight your customers. For more information on the Microsoft Design Principles, see the reference links here: Make great Windows Store apps Planning Windows Store apps See also additional videos here: How to build the best app in its category
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This video discusses Part 2 on how to use the Windows 8 platform to build great Windows Store apps. It covers a number of aspects to the platform that aren't always visible but are essential to building great apps. For more information on best practices, please see: Learn to build Windows Store appsConcepts and ArchitectureSee also related videos here: Beyond Just Beautiful Part 1Kraig's Books: Programming Windows 8 Apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptProgramming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition
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This video discusses Part 1 on how to use the new Windows 8 platform to build great Windows Store apps. It covers a number of aspects to the platform that aren't always visible but are essential to building great apps. For more information on best practices, please see: Learn to build Windows Store appsConcepts and ArchitectureSee also related videos here: Beyond Just Beautiful Part 2Kraig's Books: Programming Windows 8 Apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptProgramming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition
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The Multilingual App Toolkit can help you develop international apps that can reach a broader set of markets. This video covers several steps to consider when uploading your multilingual app to the Windows Store to make sure you app is available in all of the right markets. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Introduction to the Multilingual App Toolkit Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Localize Multi-Language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit
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The Multilingual App Toolkitcan help you develop international apps that can reach a broader set of markets. This video covers several steps to consider when uploading your multilingual app to the Windows Store to make sure you app is available in all of the right markets. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Introduction to the Multilingual App Toolkit Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Localize Multi-Language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit
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In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really simple for developers to create Windows Store apps in multiple languages to reach more markets.The translation editor in the Multilingual App Toolkit allows you to manage and translate your app either manually or using the integrated Microsoft Translation Cloud Service. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Introduction to the Multilingual App Toolkit Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Submitting your localized app to the Store
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The Multilingual App Toolkit can help you develop International apps that can reach a broader set of markets. Pseudo-localization will allow you to test the internationalization aspects of your app before you may incur costly translations. Through pseudo-localization, the Multilingual App Toolkit can help you validate that your app is truly ready for the world. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Introduction to the Multilingual App Toolkit Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Localize Multi-Language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Submitting your localized app to the Store ...
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In Windows 8 we wanted to make it really easy for you to reach more markets by providing tools to help you localize your Windows apps. This cool, set of tools is a free download that integrates into Visual Studio 2012, including the Express for Windows 8 edition. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Introduction to the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Localize Multi-Language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Submitting your localized app to the Store
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This video covers 3 quick tips on how to effectively use the WinJS ListView control to present lists of data in your Windows HTML app. For more information check out the Quickstart on how to add a ListView to your Windows app. QuickStart: Adding a ListView See also related videos here: Semantic Zoom
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Play To is a great way to make your apps more engaging by allowing users to share music, videos and photos from your apps with their devices at home. Watch this video to learn more about the Play To Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Print Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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The Multilingual App Toolkit will help you to create your apps in multiple languages to reach more markets. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Localize Multi-Language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Submitting your localized app to the Store
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The Multilingual App Toolkit will help you to create your apps in multiple languages to reach more markets. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Localize Multi-Language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Submitting your localized app to the Store
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File Picker contract, allows you to increase your app's visibility by allowing users to open files from your app from any other app. Watch this video to learn more about the File Picker Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts Play To Contract Print Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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In Windows 8 we wanted to make it easy for you to print from your app using the Print Contract. The Print Contract enables you to focus on providing the print content while Windows provides the user experience and infrastructure. Watch this video to learn more about the Print Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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In Windows 8 we wanted to make it easy for you to print from your app using the Print Contract. The Print Contract enables you to focus on providing the print content while Windows provides the user experience and infrastructure. Watch this video to learn more about the Print Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for you to search for the content users care about in the apps they love without always having to find and launch the app. Search is universally accessible, contextual to your app, and just a simple swipe away. Watch this video to learn more about the Search Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for people to connect and share their photos, music and videos with their friends and family. Sharing photos, music and videos is something all of us do. Watch this video to learn more about the Tap and Send Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract
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In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for people to connect and share their photos, music and videos with their friends and family. Sharing photos, music and videos is something all of us do. Watch this video to learn more about the Tap and Send Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract
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In Windows 8 the Settings Contract allows users to quickly find settings for your app through the settings charm. Thanks to the charms model, settings and information that are applicable can be accessed at any time from the screen edge. It's there when needed but out of the way the rest of the time. Watch this video to learn more about the Settings Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Search Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for you to share your favorite things with friends or with other apps on your Windows 8 machine. Sharing is a first-class experience and a natural user expectation. The majority of the apps in Windows 8 will have interesting content to share. Watch this video to learn how the Share Contract works. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction to Contracts File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Tap and Send
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Windows 8 Contracts are an agreement between one or more apps. They enable your app to connect with other apps already installed on the system, the web, or devices. Contracts also allow your app to stay relevant and connected to a growing ecosystem of apps as new ones become available in the Windows Store. Watch this video to learn more about Windows 8 Contracts. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: File Picker Contract Play To Contract Print Contract Search Contract Settings Contract Share Contract Tap and Send
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