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Xamarin.Forms Previewer is Enhanced with the Release of Visual Studio 2017

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Source: Xamarin Developer Guides, Retrieved March 24, 2017 from https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/xamarin-forms/xaml/xaml-previewer/

See Xamarin.Forms layouts rendered as you type!

If you opt for Getting Started with Visual Studio on Windows, expect to see something like this:

“Use the View > Other Windows > Xamarin.Forms Previewer menu in Visual Studio to open the preview window. Use the Window > New Vertical Tab Group menu to position it side-by-side.”

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Source: Xamarin Developer Guides, Retrieved March 24, 2017 from https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/xamarin-forms/xaml/xaml-previewer/

For more information and to access the Getting Started with the XAML Preview for Xamarin.Forms visit:  https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/xamarin-forms/xaml/xaml-previewer/

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