Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 2 in 24 Hours, Rough Cuts

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This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build flexible, easy-to-maintain, standards-based websites with Microsoft Expression Web 2. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process—from concept and design through delivery! Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 2 tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them

Learn how to…

·        Build your first Expression website in just five minutes!

·        Import text from Microsoft Word and other software

·        Make the most of Expression Web 2’s advanced image-editing features

·        Create hyperlinks that simplify navigation, perform actions, and send commands

·        Write error-free code quickly and easily with Code View and IntelliSense

·        Use CSS to control your site’s appearance, create standards-based, cross-browser content, and simplify redesigns

·        Design site layouts that communicate more effectively

·        Use Dynamic Web Templates to consistently format (or reformat) hundreds of pages

·        Implement state-of-the-art interactivity with Behaviors

·        Add Silverlight, Flash, and other multimedia content

·        Build a web-based email form with FrontPage Server Extensions and PHP

·        Integrate web application code written in ASP.NET or PHP

Morten Rand-Hendriksen is a web designer, developer, programmer, and digital media expert based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. He has operated Pink and Yellow Media since 2002, creating web and design solutions for small businesses and individuals. For his work with Expression Web, he was invited as a Canadian VIP to the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas and asked to present on Building Compelling Websites on the Microsoft Platform at Microsoft’s Innovation Briefing. He blogs on Expression Web at http://blog.pinkandyellow.com/.

Category: Web Development

Covers: Microsoft Expression Web 2

User Level: Beginning&nda

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction      1

Hour 1: Get to Know Microsoft Expression Web 2  3

    Introducing Expression Web 2    3

    Getting and Installing Expression Web 2     5

    Getting Acquainted with the Workspace 6

    Changing and Customizing the Workspace      15

    Summary 20

    Q&A     20

    Workshop      20

    Quiz    21

    Answers 21

Hour 2: Beginning at the End: A Walkthrough of the Finished Project     23

    Introduction  23

    Working With a Completed Website      24

    Previewing the Site in Your Browser   27

    Exploring the Website in Expression Web 2   34

    Keeping Your Pages Functional   36

    Summary 38

    Q&A     38

    Workshop      39

    Exercise      39

Hour 3: A Website Is Really Just Text-Build One in 5 Minutes      41

    Introduction  41

    Creating a New Website    41

    Creating Your First Web Page    44

    Testing Your Web Page in Multiple Browsers  47

    Summary 50

    Q&A     50

    Workshop      51

    Quiz    51

    Answers 51

Hour 4: Building the Home Page-A Look Behind the Curtain    53

    Introduction  53

    Opening and Editing an Existing File Using Code View    53

    Importing Styled Text from a Document 57

    Cleaning Up Imported Text 60

    Summary 63

    Q&A     64

    Workshop      64

    Quiz    65

    Answers 65

    Exercise      65

Hour 5: Get Connected-Building Hyperlinks for Navigation and Further Exploration    67

    Introduction  67

    Importing a New Page      68

    Creating an Internal Hyperlink  69

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