When you start up Expression Blend, you’ll see a series of icons down the left side of the window. Each icon represents a tool that you can use to work with elements in your application. This area of the window is known as the Tools Panel.
This panel includes the following tools:
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Selection and Direct Selection – Select objects![]( "511-003")
Pan – Slide the view in the artboard to see a different area of the GUI![]( "511-004")
Zoom – Zoom in/out on the artboard![]( "511-005")
Camera Orbit – Move the camera around in a 3D scene![]( "511-008")
Eyedropper and Paint Bucket – Copy attributes from one object to another![]( "511-009")
Gradient Tool – Create and edit gradient brushes![]( "511-010")
Pen – Draw and modify paths![]( "511-011")
Rectangle, Ellipse and Line – Draw a shape![]( "511-012")
Grid et al – Add a layout panel![]( "511-013")
TextBlock et al – Add a TextBox, Label or similar control![]( "511-014")
Button et al – Add a Button, CheckBox or similar control
Filed under: Blend Tagged: Blend, Tools, WPF
