Building the MeTracker app
It’s time to start building the app. Use the following steps to create a project from a template:
- Open Visual Studio for Mac and click New:
![Figure 7.1 – Visual Studio for Mac start screen](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781837634910/graphics/image/B19214_07_1.jpg)
Figure 7.1 – Visual Studio for Mac start screen
- In the Choose a template for your new project dialog, use the .NET MAUI App template, which is under Multiplatform | App; then, click Continue:
![Figure 7.2 – New project](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781837634910/graphics/image/B19214_07_2.jpg)
Figure 7.2 – New project
- In the Configure your new .NET MAUI App dialog, ensure the .NET 7.0 target framework is selected, then click Continue:
![Figure 7.3 – Choosing a target framework](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781837634910/graphics/image/B19214_07_3.jpg)
Figure 7.3 – Choosing a target framework
- In the Configure your new .NET MAUI App dialog, name the project
MeTracker
, and then click Create:
![Figure 7.4 – Naming the new app](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781837634910/graphics/image/B19214_07_4.jpg)
Figure 7.4 – Naming the new app
If you run the app now, you should see something like the following:
![Figure 7.5 – MeTracker app on macOS](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781837634910/graphics/image/B19214_07_5.jpg)
Figure 7.5 – MeTracker...