#1,163 – Make an Image Clickable with a Control Template

You can allow clicking on an Image by using it as the control template for a Button.

In the example below, we define a button that consists of an image and a border that lights up when you hover over the image.

	<StackPanel>
		<Button Click="Button_Click"
                Margin="10"
			    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
			    ToolTip="Click on Fred">
			<Button.Template>
				<ControlTemplate>
					<Border x:Name="theBorder" 
                            BorderBrush="Transparent"
                            BorderThickness="2">
						<Image Source="Astaire.png" Height="45"/>
					</Border>
                    <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                        <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
                            <Setter Property="BorderBrush" TargetName="theBorder" 
                                    Value="LightSkyBlue"/>
                        </Trigger>
                    </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
				</ControlTemplate>
			</Button.Template>
		</Button>
	</StackPanel>

Below, we can see the clickable Image in action.