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Blend in Visual Studio 2015 - No Design View

I am tying to build an app in Visual Studio 2015 in C# and I want to create a User Interface using Blend. But it shows me only the code in MainPage.xaml, not the graphic view. What should I do ? Here's how it looks

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Jonada Ferracaku Avatar asked Aug 10 '15 11:08

Jonada Ferracaku


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2 Answers

You have to change the target version of the app to build 10240. The default is set to build 10586, and the designer will not load.

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Craig Taylor Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 06:10

Craig Taylor


Follow these steps:

  • Close the editor on the page.
  • Right-click on the HTML page to be editted in the "Solution Explorer".
  • Select Open With.
  • Find the entry HTML (Web Forms) Editor and click on it.
  • (Optional) Click Set as Default.
  • Click OK.
  • Double click on the page to open it, and at the bottom of the IDE you will see Design, Split and Source.
  • Click on Design.
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JRJ Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 07:10

JRJ