Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web 2

by Cheshire, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780789737847
• ISBN10: 0789737841
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-31
• Publisher: Que Publishing

Summary

Special Edition Using Microsoftreg; Expressionreg; Web 2 The only EXPRESSION WEB 2 book you need The successor to the best-selling book on the first release of Microsoft Expression Web, this book provides comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Expression Web 2. Yours"ll learn the basics of Web design and Expression Web 2 and gain valuable insight into Expression Web 2rs"s advanced features, such as ASP.NET and PHP development. If yours"re interested in learning how to design standards-compliant Web sites using Expression Web 2, this is the only book you need. bull; Create standards-compliant Web sites with Expression Web 2 that work consistently in all browsers. bull; Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web 2. bull; Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX without writing any code. bull; Learn how to use the new PHP features available in Expression Web 2. bull; Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers. bull; Design your Web site for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance. "Expression Web was built to help web authors create standards-based and standards-compliant web sites. Jim Cheshire has a broad understanding of those standards and a deep appreciation of Expression Web. Put the two together and yours"ve got a guide that helps you understand and build sites that meet the challenges of modern Web design." -Steven Guttman, Product Unit Manager, Expression Web Jim Cheshireis the owner of Jimco Software, a freeware software company and technology review site, and is the author of several books on Web development and ASP.NET. Jim has been heavily involved in Web development for more than a decade and has operated and designed many Web sites during that time. Hers"s been featured in numerous publications, including MSDN Magazine and PC Magazine. Jim previously worked on the FrontPage team at Microsoft and currently is an escalation engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams. Category: Web Development Covers Microsoft Expression Web 2 User Level Beginning-Advanced On the CD-ROM bull; Sample files from the author bull; FREE! full version of Logo Creator (retail value of $39.95) bull; FREE! full version of DHTML Menu Builder Lite (retail value of $25) bull; Electronic version of this book in Adobers"s Portable Document Format (PDF) Cover image: Digital Vision Photography/Veer Inc.

Author Biography

Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software and Books and is the author of several Web design books. In his real job, Jim works as an escalation engineer at Microsoft on the ASP.NET and IIS teams. He has worked on the FrontPage, Visual Basic, ASP, IIS, and ASP.NET teams at Microsoft over the past 10 years.

 

You can reach Jim by visiting one of his web sites, www.jimcobooks.com or www.jimcosoftware. com. You can also email him at [e-mail].

Table of Contents

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book?

Why Use Expression Web 2?

How This Book Is Organized

Special Elements Lagniappe (lan yap') n., a gift or bonus

An Overview of Expression Web 2

A Tour of Expression Web 2

The Expression Web 2 Interface

Task Panes

The Folder List

The Design Surface

The Status Bar

Working with Web Sites

Creating Web Sites

Web Site Reports

Publishing Web Sites

Tools for Creating Pages

Powerful Table Tools

Dynamic Web Templates

Find and Replace

Editing Tag Properties

Quick Tag Tools

Powerful CSS Tools

Style Builder

Manage Styles Task Pane

Apply Styles Task Pane

Site Optimization

Accessibility Reports

Compatibility Reports

CSS Reports

Scripting and Dynamic Content

Interactive Buttons

Behaviors

Layers

ASP.NET Controls

PHP Support

Data Access Features

Lagniappe: Extending Expression Web 2

Web Sites in Expression Web 2

Creating a Web Site

What Is a Web Site?

How Expression Web 2 Maintains a Web Site

Web Sites and Subsites

Web Site Templates

Types of Web Sites

Disk-based Web Sites

FTP Web SitesHTTP Web Sites

Troubleshooting

Lagniappe: Deciding on a Web Site Type

Publishing a Web Site

What Is Publishing?

Server Options for Publishing

Front

Page Server Extensions

Web

DAVFTPFile System

Publishing Content

Configuring Publish Options

Optimizing HTML During Publishing

The Remote Web Site View

Troubleshooting HTTP Publishing

Troubleshooting

Lagniappe: Hosting Your Web Site

Web Site Management and Reporting

Web Site Settings

General Tab

Preview Tab

Advanced Tab

Language Tab

Web Site Reports

Configuring Reports

Saving Reports

Troubleshooting

Lagniappe: Better Web Site Reporting

Importing a Web Site

Moving Web Sites by Importing

Using the Import Web Site Wizard

Step 1: Choosing an Import Method

Step 2: Specifying a Destination Web Site Location

Step 3: Finish Troubleshooting

Lagniappe: Importing Versus Publishing

Using Personal Web Packages

What Are Personal Web Packages?

Creating a Personal Web Package

Importing a Personal Web Package

Troubleshooting

Lagniappe: Capitalizing on Personal Web Packages

Creating and Editing Web Content

Creating Pages and Content

Creating Web Pages

General Page

ASP.NET Pages

CSS Layouts

Style Sheets

Frames Pages

Importing Files Importing Adobe Photoshop Files

Formatting Text

How Expression Web 2 Formats Text

Font Families

Font Sizes

Creating Hyperlinks

Targeting Hyperlinks

Hyperlink Parameters

HTML Bookmarks

Hyperlink Screen

Tips

Spell-Checking

Configuring Page Properties

General Tab

Formatting Tab

Advanced Tab

Custom Tab

Language Tab

Using Code Snippets

Configuring File Editors

Troubleshooting

Lagniappe: Making the Most of Code Snippets

Using Web Page Views

Introduction to Page Views

Working in Design View

Visual Aids

Formatting Marks

Ruler and Grid

Tracing Images

Adjusting Page Size

Working in Code View

Customizing Code Formatting

Quick Tag Tools

Intelli

Sense

Context Menu

Bookmarks

Working in Split View

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Excerpts

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Who Should Read This Book?Expression Web 2 is a powerful Web development product, and there are plenty of books about it. That puts readers in a tight spot when trying to figure out which book to purchase to learn how to use Expression Web 2 to its fullest. I've read a lot of technical books in my career, and the ones that I find most helpful are the ones that teach me everything about a particular product instead of only teaching me the features and techniques that the author prefers. If that's the kind of book you appreciate, then this is the book for you.I have also found that many technical books are frustratingly light on any meaningful content. In fact, most of them are just complex rewrites of the documentation that ships with the product. I get the documentation with the product, and I'd rather not pay for it again from a third party. Instead, I want a book that tells me what the documentationdoesn'ttell me.That's exactly what this book will do. It will show you how to use the features in Expression Web 2 forreal-worldWeb design. I'll give you pointers on how to effectively use several features together to achieve a common goal. I'll give you a strong foundation in the technologies involved (for example, Cascading Style Sheets CSS, Extensible Hypertext Markup Language XHTML, ASP.NET, PHP, and more) so you aren't working in a vacuum.When the first edition of this book was released, I read plenty of quotes from people saying that, because it is comprehensive and covers all features in Expression Web, it was best for advanced users. I agree that this book is a great resource for advanced users, but it also is great for users new to Expression Web 2. If you want a book that will continue to provide you with valuable information as your knowledge of Expression Web 2 and Web design grows, this book is a great choice for you.The goal of this book is to equip you to be a better Web designer using Expression Web 2 as one of the tools in your arsenal. If that sounds like something you're interested in, keep reading! Why Use Expression Web 2?Ask any professional Web designer what features are important for a Web design application and he or she will tell you that it must adhere to current Web standards and make creating and maintaining a standards-driven Web site easy. Not only that, but a solid Web design tool should be created from the ground up to support ASP.NET and PHP from a designer's perspective. Expression Web 2 meets all those needs.You'll not only be able to create dynamic, standards-compliant Web sites with Expression Web 2, but you'll be able to do so in a way that allows you to take advantage of your creativity. It doesn't drag you down with complex dialogs and frustrating code changes. After using Expression Web 2 for a while, you'll never consider going back to your previous Web design tool. How This Book Is OrganizedThis book is broken up into multiple sections so you can quickly find the information you need. Here is the rundown on all the sections:Part I, "An Overview of Expression Web 2"--Part I comprises an overview of Expression Web 2. You'll receive a complete tour of the Expression Web 2 feature set, along with some tips and tricks on using the interface.Part II, "Web Sites in Expression Web 2"--The chapters in this section teach you how to work with Web sites in Expression Web 2. You'll learn about creating sites, publishing sites, managing sites, and working with other site-related features.Part III, "Creating and Editing Web Content"--In this section, you'll learn how to c