Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 2 in 24 Hours

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–Intermediate

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     Creating External Links and New Windows     73     Creating Links Within Documents Using Bookmarks   76     Creating an Email Hyperlink     78     Summary 79     Q&A     79     Workshop      80     Quiz    80     Answers 80     Exercise      81 Hour 6: Get Visual, Part 1: Adding Images to Your Page      83     Introduction  83     Images on the Web: Three File Types for Three Uses      84     Importing and Inserting an Image      85     Using Picture Properties to Change the Appearance of an Image 89     Summary 94     Q&A     94     Workshop      95     Quiz    95     Answers 95     Exercise      96 Hour 7: Get Visual, Part 2: Advanced Image Editing, Thumbnails, and Hotspots  97     Introduction  97     Exploring the Pictures Toolbar  97     Using the Pictures Toolbar to Add and Change an Image   100     Creating Hotspots   106     Summary 107     Q&A     108     Workshop      108     Quiz    109     Answers 109     Exercise      109 Hour 8: Cracking the Code-Working in Code View  111     Introduction  111     Using Code View as a Learning Tool    111     Tools in Code View  116     Summary 121     Q&A     122     Workshop      123     Quiz    123     Answers 123     Exercise      124 Hour 9: Get Boxed In, Part 1: Using Tables for Content      125     Introduction  125     Five-Minute History of Tables in Web Pages  126     Creating a Table from Scratch   127     Changing the Appearance of a Table    129     Using the Table Layout Tool to Make Nonstandard Tables  138     Summary 140     Q&A     140     Workshop      141     Quiz    141     Answers 141     Exercise      142 Hour 10: Bringing Style to the Substance with Cascading Style Sheets    143     Introduction  143     CSS Sans Code 144     Setting the Font Family for the Entire Document   149     Using the Cascade to Override Styles  151     Summary 159     Q&A     159     Workshop      160     Quiz    160     Answers 160     Exercise      161 Hour 11: Get Boxed In, Part 2: Knee Deep in CSS 163     Introduction  163     CSS Classes-Because Not All Content Should Be Treated Equally 164     Introducing ID-Classes Almost Identical Twin      169     Classes Within Classes: Micromanaging the Content 172     Pseudoclasses 173     Understanding the Box Model     176     Summary 179     Q&A     180     Workshop      180     Quiz    180     Answers 181     Exercise      181 Hour 12: Styling with Code: Fully Immersed in CSS     183     Introduction  183     Introducing CSS: The Code Version     184     Applying Classes to Tags in Code View 189     Using Divs and Spans to Separate Content    190     Creating External Style Sheets  193     Summary 201     Q&A     202     Workshop      202     Quiz    203     Answers 203     Exercise      203 Hour 13: Get Visual, Part 3: Images as Design Elements with CSS   205     Introduction  205     Images as Backgrounds: A Crash Course 206     Using Images as List Bullets    214     Importing Adobe Photoshop Files 216     Summary 220     Q&A     221     Workshop      221     Quiz    222     Answers 222     Exercise      222 Hour 14: Building the Framework     223     Introduction  223     Starting with Pen and Paper     224     Building the Framework from Boxed Parts     225     Styling the Layout Boxes  227     Understanding Positioning 230     Applying the Framework to Existing Pages    233     Building the Framework Using Eric MeyerÕs CSS Sculptor  240     Summary 247     Q&A     248     Workshop      249     Quiz    249     Answers 250     Exercise      250 Hour 15: Buttons, Buttons, Buttons  251     Introduction  251     Buttons: A Brief Definition     252     Creating Interactive Buttons Using Expression Web 252     Creating Buttons from Scratch Using CSS     256     Summary 264     Q&A     265     Workshop      266     Quiz    266     Answers 266     Exercise      266 Hour 16: Using Behaviors      267     Introduction  267     Behaviors: An Introduction      267     Modifying Behaviors 270     The Many Behaviors of Expression Web 2      272     Summary 287     Q&A     287     Workshop      288     Quiz    288     Answers 288     Exercise      288 Hour 17: Frames and Layers    289     Introduction  289     Frames: An Introduction   289     Editing Individual Frames 293     Making Framed Navigation  297     Creating and Modifying Inline Frames  298     Set Text of Frame Behavior      301     Creating Advanced Functionality Using Layers      304     Summary 310     Q&A     311     Workshop      312     Quiz    312     Answers 312     Exercise      313 Hour 18: Building a Functional Menu 315     Introduction  315     The Layers Based Menu     316     Pure CSS Drop-Down Menus: A Clean Alternative     324     Summary 333     Q&A     334     Workshop      335     Quiz    335     Answers 335     Exercise      336 Hour 19: Dynamic Web Templates      337     Introduction  337     Dynamic Web Templates     338     Understanding Dynamic Web Templates   345     Summary 354     Q&A     355     Workshop      355     Quiz    355     Answers 356     Exercise      356 Hour 20: Get Interactive with Forms 357     Introduction  357     Creating Forms in Expression Web 2    358     Making Use of Form Results      365     Other Uses for Form Results     370     Forms in Code View  371     Summary 373     Q&A     374     Workshop      374     Quiz    374     Answers 374 Hour 21: Working with Flash and Silverlight     375     Introduction  375     Flash: An Introduction    376     Adding the Tag for Full Cross-Browser Compatibility   381     Silverlight: An Introduction    382     Placing Silverlight Applications in Your Page     383     Bonus: Making the Galleries Your Own  390     Summary 391     Q&A     392     Workshop      393     Quiz    394     Answers 394     Exercise      394 Hour 22: Beyond the Basics: PHP in Expression Web 2   395     Introduction  395     PHP: An Introduction      396     Installing PHP on Your Computer to Test PHP Scripts     397     Using PHP and HTML to Create a Contact Page 400     Creating an Email Form Using PHP      403     Added Functionality 409     Summary 412     Q&A     413     Workshop      413     Quiz    413     Answers 414 Hour 23: Beyond the Basics, Part 2: Building a Site with ASP.NET  415     Introduction  415     Getting a Jump Start by Using a Starter Kit 416     The ASP.NET Master Page   418     The Master Page in Code View    421     ASP.NET Content Pages     423     Content Pages in Code View      423     Getting Data from External Sources    426     Personalizing and Styling an ASP.NET Site   429     Summary 433     Q&A     434     Workshop      434     Quiz    435     Answers 435     Exercise      435 Hour 24: Publishing Your Website    437     Introduction  437     A Word on Domains and Web Hosting     438     Four Different Publishing Options     439     Example: Publishing Content Using FTP 445     Advanced Publishing Settings    447     Summary 451     Q&A     452     Workshop      453     Exercise      453     Index   455 0672330296, TOC, 9/3/08