Create, modify, or delete a storyboard (Blend for Visual Studio)
In Blend for Visual Studio 2012, storyboards are managed from a Storyboard picker. You create new storyboards by clicking New .png "JJ155199.86937695-03dd-44ea-aa30-28d4029b3ad0(en-us,VS.110).png")
in the Objects and Timeline panel. When open, storyboards can be modified by using the drop-down menu next to the New button that includes options for creating, renaming, duplicating, reversing, and deleting.
Note
You might find it easier to work with storyboards by using the Animation Workspace because the Objects and Timeline panel is displayed under the artboard instead of next to the artboard. Press Ctrl+F11 to switch between the Animation and the Design workspaces.
Tip
You can also switch workspaces on the Window menu, point to Workspaces and click Switch Active Workspace.
To add a new storyboard
In the Objects and Timeline panel, click New
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The Create Storyboard Resource dialog box appears.
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In the Name (Key) field, type a name for the storyboard, and then click OK. The new storyboard opens in recording mode.
To modify a storyboard
Select the timeline from the Storyboard picker by clicking Open a Storyboard
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in the Objects and Timeline panel and then selecting a storyboard.To modify the storyboard, you can do any one of the following:
To rename the selected storyboard, double-click the storyboard name or use the pop-up menu in the Objects and Timeline panel.
To animate an object on the artboard, create keyframes or move keyframes to record property changes for the object over time. For more information, see Make a keyframe (Blend for Visual Studio) or Create a simple animation (Blend for Visual Studio).
To set the selected storyboard to repeat a specified number of times or to play forward and backward, modify the storyboard properties. For more information, see Modify a storyboard to repeat or reverse (Blend for Visual Studio).
To create a new storyboard that is a duplicate or a reversed duplicate of the selected storyboard, use the pop-up menu in the Objects and Timeline panel. For more information, see Duplicate or reverse a storyboard (Blend for Visual Studio).
To add a video or sound timeline to the selected storyboard, add the media file to your project and then use the Insert command. For more information, see Insert an audio or video file into the active document (Blend for Visual Studio).
To configure the storyboard to play when an event occurs or when a property changes, create an event trigger or a property trigger on the object or template that will trigger the storyboard.
To programmatically configure the storyboard to play, call the storyboard from your document's code-behind file.
To delete a storyboard
In the Objects and Timeline panel, click Open a Storyboard
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Select the storyboard that you want to delete from the Storyboard picker.
Blend opens the storyboard and enters timeline recording mode.
Click the drop-down button next to New
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The storyboard is deleted. Blend exits timeline recording mode, leaving no storyboards open.