Recently I got certified by Microsoft as Solutions Developer for the Windows Universal Platform by taking two exams that are currently in beta. Because the exams are in beta there is not much guidance to be found online. I noticed during the exams I was being tested on skills not mentioned on the Microsoft Learning web site. In this post I’ll cover these differences and how I prepared for the exams so it’ll be easier for you to get certified.

Not long ago I wrote a blog post about Responsive Pivot Headers in Universal Windows Platform apps. Paul responded to this post asking how to change the background of the selected item, just like the example I posted on top of the post. It's a great question and I'm sorry I didn't cover this part so the pivot looks more like the example image. An omission I want to correct with this blog post.

For a Universal Windows App I wanted to implement a Pivot. Reading the guidelines for tabs and pivots by Microsoft I got inspired by the examples given. However, no code samples are supplied so there is no indication how to actually create this in your own Xaml app. In this blogpost I will show the different steps to get the basics done and I will supply the source code for you to use.