Create a WinForms Designer Application using the Template Gallery
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The DevExpress Template Gallery provides access to predefined templates for building the Dashboard Designer and Viewer applications for all supported platforms.
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All available Dashboard templates are listed in the following topic: Template Gallery
The steps below show how to use DevExpress Template Gallery to quickly create a ready-to-use WinForms Dashboard Designer application.
- Run Visual Studio 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 or 2019.
Create a new project by selecting File | New | Project… In the invoked New Project dialog and choose DevExpress v19.1 Template Gallery.
In the invoked Template Gallery, select the WinForms platform, go to the WinForms Business Solutions section and select Dashboard Designer Application.
Click Create Project.
Run the application to see the results.
The WinForms Designer application displays a sample dashboard and allows you to change it or create a new dashboard.
Use the WinForms Viewer to display dashboards for end users.
Next Steps
Create Dashboards in the WinForms Designer
Describes how to create and configure dashboards in the WinForms Designer.
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Describes how to embed the DashboardDesigner control into a WinForms application and how to customize the control’s UI elements.
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Describes how to prepare the DashboardViewer control to display a dashboard in the WinForms application.