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Introduction

Thank you for choosing Telerik ® UI for {{ site.framework_name }}.

{% if site.site_name == 'Silverlight' %} Telerik UI for Silverlight provide native controls for Silverlight 5. The suite includes more than 100 UI controls for building rich line-of-business Silverlight applications.

Sharing the same codebase with Telerik ® WPF controls, the Silverlight controls offer a clean and intuitive API, Blend support and powerful theming capabilities that will radically improve your RIA development.
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{% if site.site_name == 'WPF' %} Telerik UI for WPF is a complete commercial toolset for building next-generation line of business and kiosk applications for Windows Presentation Foundation. Leveraging the amazing potential of this platform as well as many years of excellence in presentation layer technologies, Telerik UI for WPF controls provide a high-performance, visually appealing, and highly customizable shortcut to the world of engaging user experiences.
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Telerik ® UI for {{ site.framework_name }} features the following controls:

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Throughout this article, you will find the following sections that describe all of the important aspects in depth:

Licensing

License agreement and detailed information about different licenses and which one you should purchase is explained in the {% if site.site_name == 'WPF' %}Licensing{% endif %}{% if site.site_name == 'Silverlight' %}Licensing{% endif %} section.

Installation and Deployment

To learn how to install Telerik UI for {{ site.framework_name }} and for comprehensive list of our controls and their assemblies you can visit the [Installation and Deployment]({%slug installation-installing-which-file-do-i-need%}) section.

Consuming Data

To learn more about the different approaches for populating the Telerik ® UI for {{ site.framework_name }} controls, visit the [Consuming Data]({%slug consuming-data-overview%}) section.

Styling and Appearance

To find how to customize the look of Telerik UI for {{ site.framework_name }} using tools such as Expression Blend and information on how to use our predefined themes visit the [Styling and Appearance]({%slug styling-apperance-implicit-styles-overview%}) section.

If you need further assistance you can post your question in the {% if site.site_name == 'Silverlight' %}Silverlight forums{% endif %}{% if site.site_name == 'WPF' %}WPF forums{% endif %} or use the online ticketing system.

Related Links

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Help us Improve the Telerik UI for {{ site.framework_name }} Documentation

We believe that the documentation for a product is at its best when the content is a collaboration between the builders and consumers of that product. Everybody can play a role in making our documentation better and we encourage you to help us with that task in the way that you choose:

Submit a New Issue at GitHub

If you find an issue with our docs that need to be addressed, the best way to let us know is by creating an issue in our Github repository. When creating an issue, please provide a descriptive title, be as specific as possible and link to the documentation in question. If you can provide a link to the closes anchor to the issue, that is even better.

Update the Documentation at GitHub

Creating an issue is great, but what we really love are pull requests. This is the most direct method. So, if you find an issue in the docs, or even feel like creating new content, we’d be happy to have your contributions! The basic steps are that you fork our documentation and submit a pull request. That way you may contribute to exactly where you found the error. After that, our technical writing team just needs to approve your change request. Please use only standard markdown. For a more detailed instructions, please follow the contribution instructions published in GitHub.

Forums

You can visit the [Telerik UI for {{ site.framework_name }} forums]{% if site.site_name == 'Silverlight' %}(http://www.telerik.com/forums/silverlight){% endif %}{% if site.site_name == 'WPF' %}(http://www.telerik.com/forums/wpf){% endif %} and leave us a feedback. Please notice that this method will take a bit longer to reach our documentation team. However, if you need a fast reply from our support team, leaving feedback in the forum guarantees a support number for your suggestions and that we will follow up on it.

Thank you for your contribution to the {{ site.framework_name }} Documentation!