# Getting Started with WinUI CollectionNavigator

This guide provides the information you need to start using the Telerik UI for WinUI CollectionNavigator by adding the component to your project.

At the end, you will be able to achieve the following result.

![WinUI RadCollectionNavigator ](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/assets/35b5529475de2945b85022e1d3b49540/collectionnavigator-getting-started-0.png)

## Prerequisites

Before adding the CollectionNavigator, you need to:

1. [Set up your WinUI project](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/installation-and-deployment/systemrequirements).

2. Create your Telerik UI for WinUI application and install the Telerik UI for WinUI components depending on the required installation approach:

   * [Getting Started with NuGet](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-nuget#step-2-create-the-winui-application)

   * [Getting Started with the MSI file](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-msi#step-2-create-the-winui-application)

   * [Getting Started with the ZIP file](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-zip#step-2-create-the-winui-application)

   * [Getting Started with the Telerik UI Visual Studio Extension](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-vsextension#step-2-create-the-winui-application)

## Add the Assembly References

To use the CollectionNavigator component, add references to `Telerik.WinUI.Controls.dll` and `Telerik.Licensing.Runtime.dll`.

## Define the Component

To start using the CollectionNavigator, you need to initialize it and assign its `Source` property.

#### **Setting up the data**

```C#
this.LayoutRoot.DataContext = new List<string>()
{ 
	"Item 1",
	"Item 2",
	"Item 3",
	"Item 4",
};
```

#### **Define the CollectionNavigator in XAML**

```XAML
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" >            
	<Grid.RowDefinitions>
		<RowDefinition Height="*"/>
		<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
	</Grid.RowDefinitions>
	<ListBox ItemsSource="{Binding ElementName=collectionNavigator, Path=CollectionView}" />
	<telerikControls:RadCollectionNavigator x:Name="collectionNavigator" Source="{Binding}" Grid.Row="1" />
</Grid>
```

![WinUI RadCollectionNavigator ](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/assets/35b5529475de2945b85022e1d3b49540/collectionnavigator-getting-started-0.png)

## Telerik UI for WinUI Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinUI CollectionNavigator Component](https://www.telerik.com/winui/collectionnavigator)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinUI Components](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-nuget)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI Installation](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/installation-and-deployment/installing-which-file-do-i-need)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI Examples](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/examples/demos-app)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI Accessibility](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/common/accessibility)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI License Agreement](https://www.telerik.com/purchase/license-agreement/winui)