Cross Platform Apps with Xamarin.Forms

Prepared by

Eng Soon Cheah

Microsoft MVP

Cross Platform Apps

with

Xamarin.Forms

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Microsoft MVP

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

Add New Page Right Click “X.FormsPortable

(Portable)” to add a new Page

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Select Forms Xaml Page

Select “Forms Xaml

Page”

Name the Page as

“MainPage.cs”

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New Xaml Page Successful Created

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Add Label inside MainPage.xaml

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App.cs

Change the Page navigate to the

MainPage

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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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UWP

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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References

• Microsoft Virtual Academy

• Channel 9

Community Group

• Xamarin Malaysia Developers

(https://www.facebook.com/groups/xamarinmydev/)

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Microsoft MVP