1. COMP 170 – Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
Dr. Robert Yacobellis
Instructor, Department of Computer Science 1

2. Preparing to Use Xamarin Studio
Setting Up Loyola’s Box cloud storage
Linking to Box and installing Box Sync
Creating a synchronized Box folder on your PC
Creating your own Xamarin Solution
Creating a sharable Box Solution in Xamarin
Sharing your Xamarin Box Solution with me and the course TA
Using your Xamarin Solution for class exercises and assignments

3. Setting Up Loyola’s Box Cloud Storage – Box Sync
Go to luc.box.com, click Continue, and enter your Loyola username and password
You can access files you store in Box from any browser
Click on the cloud icon at the top of the web page to get to the Box Apps, type sync in the search box, and install Box Sync for Windows or Mac OS X
Click on the appropriate Box Sync icon, then click + Add and select Proceed to go to the external web site; finally, click Box Sync on the upper left to download the Box Sync installer for Windows or the installer disk image for Mac, then run it to install Box Sync

4. Setting Up Loyola’s Box Cloud Storage – Box Sync
Go to luc.box.com, click Continue, and enter your Loyola username and password
You can access files you store in Box from any browser
Click on the cloud icon at the top of the web page to get to the Box Apps, type sync in the search box, and install Box Sync for Windows or Mac OS X
This will give you a Box Sync folder on your Desktop (Windows) or a Box Sync directory in Finder and in your home directory (Mac OS X) where you can synchronize files to and from the cloud

5. Setting Up Loyola’s Box Cloud Storage – Box Sync
After you run the Box Sync installer you will be asked to connect to the Box cloud service
In the window that comes up, enter your Loyola and click Use Company Credentials, then click Log In and sign into LUC Box; once you’re signed-in, click Start Syncing to create a synchronized Box Sync folder on your PC’s hard drive linked to the cloud
That Box Sync folder lives in your home folder or directory, and it’s pinned in Explorer/Finder; on Windows a link to it is also on your PC Desktop
Click Customize Folder settings above to change this

6. Creating a Sharable Box Xamarin Solution – 1
Click New on the Xamarin Studio Welcome Page
In the window that appears, select C# on the left and Console Project in the middle
Type hello in the Name: area
Browse to your Box Sync folder/directory in Location:
Windows: C:\Users\<userid>\Box Sync
Mac: /Users/<userid>/Box Sync
Enter your Loyola username followed by 170 in the Solution name: area, for example, ryacobellis170
Online text says to use the name work, but don’t do that!
Click OK – you now have a sharable Xamarin Solution!
Box Sync will automatically sync it to the cloud

7. Creating a Sharable Box Xamarin Solution – 2
The window that opens shows your new Solution on the left in the Xamarin Studio “Solution Pad” with one Project, the hello Project you just created
The window in the middle, the Editing Pad, shows the source for the Program.cs program you've created in Xamarin Studio – you can edit it there
If you go back to the Welcome Page (in the View menu), or if you close and reopen Xamarin Studio, your new shareable Solution on Box will appear there from now on – just click it to open it

8. Creating a Sharable Box Xamarin Solution – 3
Finally, share your Solution folder with me & the TA
Login to luc.box.com (or go back to it in your browser)
Click on More Options next to your Solution name, then Invite Collaborators, and only for COMP enter enter for any other section that I teach
Also enter the appropriate class TA’s address
Click Send – we will get an allowing us to see and access your shared Solution in our LUC Box areas and we will also be able to make changes to any Xamarin homework Project you share with us (to help you write the C# programs, solve problems, correct mistakes, …)

9. Using your Xamarin Solution for the Class
You will create answers for (almost) all class exercises and assignments in your userid170 Xamarin Box Solution, not by Submitting on Sakai
The hello Project you created in your Solution is the first of many Projects that you will create for the class
For most Lab exercises/homework assignments you will create separate Xamarin Projects in that Solution, one per exercise/assignment
Right-click your userid170 Solution name, select Add  Add New Project, and fill in Project information like you did for hello, but with an assignment-related name

10. Preparing to Use Xamarin Studio
Setting Up Loyola’s Box cloud storage
Linking to Box and installing Box Sync
Creating a synchronized Box folder on your PC
Creating your own Xamarin Solution
Creating a sharable Box Solution in Xamarin
Sharing your Xamarin Box Solution with me and the course TA
Using your Xamarin Solution for class exercises and assignments