Foundations of Microsoft Expression Web: The Basics and Beyond

by Cheryl D. Wise

Overview

Microsoft Expression Suite promises new levels of power in creating rich dynamic user experiences on the web; Expression Web, one of the excellent programs within the suite, is a powerful web site creation tool that allows you to rapidly build up standards-compliant web pages, style them with CSS, add dynamic ASP.NET functionality to them, and publish them to the weball from the comfort of one program.

Foundations of Microsoft Expression Web: The Basics and Beyond is one of the first books available on the program. The author—expert Microsoft trainer and MVP Cheryl D. Wise—starts with the very basics, and then takes you to an advanced level through a series of practical real-world exercises. No prior knowledge of Microsoft Expression Suite is assumed, and the book is written with a highly professional tone. This makes it extremely useful whether you're a beginner or an advanced web developer or designer who wants to make use of the software.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590598054
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	05/08/2007
Series:	Expert's Voice in Web Development Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Cheryl D. Wise, founder and director of WiserWays LLC, has been creating web sites since 1994. A member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers and a Certified Professional Web Developer (World Organization of Webmasters), Cheryl first received the "Most Valuable Professional" award from Microsoft for FrontPage in 2003 and has received the award every year since. She has been teaching others to create standards-complaint accessible web sites at Start to Web, and has been doing other online training since 2004.

Table of Contents

Before You Begin.- Taking Your First Steps.- Starting Off Right: Configuring Expression Web.- Using Semantic, Structured HTML to Create Web Pages.- Essential CSS: What You Need to Know.- Using Expression Web to Create Basic CSS.- CSS Positioning Using Expression Web Style Tools.- Branding Your Website.- Dynamic Web Templates.- Forms.- Legal and Usability Issues.- Master Pages.- Beyond the Basics in CSS and Scripting.