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This book provides a complete guide to implementing Telerik's range of ASP.NET and Silverlight controls. Telerik controls are invaluable for ASP.NET and Silverlight developers because they provide a vast array of rich controls targeted for the presentation layer of web applications. Telerik offers you solutions for the reports, grids, charts, and text-editing controls that you need but don't want to build from scratch yourself - the options are endless for increasing the functionality of any of your web solutions. What you'll learn * Understand how to integrate the standard Telerik controls in.;Cover13; -- Table of Contents13; -- Foreword13; -- About the Author13; -- About the Technical Reviewer13; -- Acknowledgements13; -- Introduction13; -- Why Telerik RadControls? -- Who is This Book For -- What Do You Need to Use This Book -- Chapter 1 Introducing ASP.NET and Telerik13; -- ASP.NET -- ASP.NET Web Forms -- ASP.NET MVC -- Teleriks RadControls Suite of Components -- Summary -- Chapter 2[...]Getting Started With Telerik RadControls13; -- Installing the Controls and Tools -- Downloading the Installers -- Installing the Suites -- Installing Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC -- Installing and Updating Controls Manually -- Setting Up Your Application to Use Telerik RadControls -- Configuring Telerik RadCompression -- Configuring Telerik RadUpload -- Enabling RadScriptManager and RadStyleSheetManager -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Input RadControls13; -- Introducing RadInput -- Understanding Common Properties and Events -- Using RadTextBox -- Working with Buttons -- Using RadNumericTextBox -- Using RadDateInput -- Using RadMaskedTextBox -- Using RadInputManager -- Introducing RadEditor -- Creating a Custom FileBrowser -- Customizing the Appearance and Tools -- Localizing RadEditor -- Checking Spelling -- Using System Modules -- Creating Your Own Module -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Navigation RadControls13; -- Using RadMenu and RadToolBar -- Binding RadMenu to a Datasource -- Showing Items in Multiple Columns -- Navigating with RadMenu -- Using RadMenu Templates -- Setting RadMenuItem Custom Attributes -- Creating a Two-State RadToolBarButton -- Using RadTreeView -- Performing Simple Navigation -- Implementing Drag-and-Drop Functionality -- Supporting Check Boxes -- Loading Nodes on Demand -- Modifying Node Text -- Using Node Templates -- Using RadSiteMap -- Working with the Layout -- Working with Templates -- Binding RadSiteMap to a Datasource -- Using RadPanelBar -- Navigating with RadPanelBar -- Binding to a Database -- Creating an Automatic Hierarchy -- Defining Templates -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Date, Time, and Scheduling RadControls13; -- Using the RadCalendar Control -- Choosing a Month View -- Adding Special Dates and Day Templates -- Configuring Localization and Globalization -- Controlling the Appearance of the Day with the DayRender Event ...