Working with WinRT, well, I'm just going to say it... sucks!  I'm past the "who moved my cheese" phase; so that's not why I'm making that statement.  It sucks because it is not completely thought out, requires that you have to jump through hoops that were solved by many other API stacks many years ago, and ...

The following is a list of samples that I've found helpful as I continue to work on my first WinRT application: XAML AppBar control sample Demonstrates how to use the AppBar control to present navigation, commands and tools to users.  Of interest is the information on using Page.TopBar and Page.BottomBar (versus doing it as a ...