Wizard Package

The Wizard Package provides controls that use the Wizard interface (a series of tabs laid out with next, back and other buttons) popularized by many Windows based applications. The Wizard control lets users quickly create such applications.

The Wizard control enables users to create wizard forms within the Visual Studio .NET designer. Wizard helps control everything in the form including button states and form title. Key features of wizard Control are:

• Create interior pages with pre-generated headers and exterior pages with custom layouts

• Navigation through pages during design-time by the Next and Previous verbs

• Add or Remove pages using designer verbs

• Automatically handle page step flow and override when necessary

• Customize button visibility state

• Perform validation on page before switching

• Cancel page switching

• Manage button and banner layouts automatically as parent form font and/or localization settings change

• Expose global events at WizardControl and WizardPage levels

• Expose all controls for customization and owner draw

The XPTaskPane provides an alternative view of our Wizard model similar to the task pane in Office XP applications. XPTaskPane offers the following functionalities:

• Create and associate different pages within the XPTaskPane during design-time

• Browse between pages via a header at the top of the control providing next and previous buttons, and displays page title

• Customize or hide buttons as needed

The appearance of the XPTaskPane can be enhanced by applying styles. XPTaskPane with 'VS 2005' and 'Office 2007' styles have been illustrated below: