Modify the device settings

When you are working on a Windows Phone project, you can modify the device settings to change the appearance of the Windows Phone-style application page in the document window. You can also change the preview settings from the Windows Phone Emulator to a Windows Phone device.

If you preview your Windows Phone project in the emulator, you can also change certain settings after you run your project.

To modify the device settings for a Windows Phone project

• In the Device panel, do one or more of the following:

  • Orientation   You can change the orientation of the application page by clicking Portrait  or Landscape .

  • Theme   You can preview the background theme of the application page by clicking Preview Dark Theme  or Preview Light Theme . You can also preview the accent colors for each theme by choosing a color from the drop-down list to the right of the theme preview options.

  • Preview on   You can choose whether or not to preview your application on the emulator or a device by clicking either Windows Phone Emulator or Windows Phone Device.

To modify the settings for the Windows Phone Emulator

• After you run your project, hover the pointer over the emulator to display the Windows Phone Emulator controls, and then do one or more of the following:

  	Click to close emulator
  	Click to minimize emulator
  	Click to rotate emulator 90° to the left
  	Click to rotate emulator 90° to the right
  	Click to enlarge emulator
  	Click to set zoom level

See also

Tasks

Preview a Windows Phone project

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