Developed your First Xamarin.Forms Application

1. Prepared by
Eng Soon Cheah
Microsoft MVP
Cross Platform Apps
with
Xamarin.Forms
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Prepared by Eng Soon Cheah ,
Microsoft MVP

2. Create your 1st Cross-Platform
Apps(Xamarin.Forms)
File > New Project > Visual C# > Cross-Platform > Blank App
(Xamarin.Forms Shared)
Select “Blank App
(Xamarin.Forms
Portable)
Name your Project
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Microsoft MVP

3. Add New Page Right Click “X.FormsPortable
(Portable)” to add a new Page
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Microsoft MVP

4. Select Forms Xaml Page
Select “Forms Xaml
Page”
Name the Page as
“MainPage.cs”
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Microsoft MVP

5. New Xaml Page Successful Created
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Microsoft MVP

6. Add Label inside MainPage.xaml
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Microsoft MVP

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Microsoft MVP

8. App.cs
Change the Page navigate to the
MainPage
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Microsoft MVP

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Microsoft MVP
Right Click
“X.FormsPortable.UWP(Universal
Windows)”
&
Select “Deploy” to deploy your app to
the machine
1
Run Your Application 2

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Microsoft MVP
UWP

11. Run Multiple Devices at the Same Time
(Optional)
• Right-Click your Project > Select “Properties” > Select “Multiple
start-up projects > Change the actions to “Start”
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Microsoft MVP

12. References
• Microsoft Virtual Academy
• Channel 9
Community Group
• Xamarin Malaysia Developers
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/xamarinmydev/)
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Microsoft MVP