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title: "Slider"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
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helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "controls [WPF], Slider"
  - "Slider control [WPF]"
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# Slider
The <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Slider> allows you select from a range of values by moving a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Thumb> along a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Track>.  
  
 The following illustration shows an example of a horizontal <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Slider> control.  
  
 ![Horizontal slider with tick marks](./media/ss-ctl-hslider-ticks.png "SS_CTL_hslider_ticks")  
  
## In This Section  
 [Customize the Ticks on a Slider](how-to-customize-the-ticks-on-a-slider.md)  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Slider>  
  <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Track>  
  <xref:System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Thumb>