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Introducing Microsoft
Expression Web
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when a designer aiming to create Web pages needed
only a basic knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and a robust, reliable, and
feature-rich text editor such as Notepad. Okay, so the latter is an exaggeration, but let’s face it.
Web pages were simple then, containing limited tags used purely for formatting fonts, setting
paragraph and line breaks, adding lists, placing images, and occasionally including tabular data.
The relative simplicity of creating Web pages, then, led to the increased visibility and use of the
Web. Gone are the days of adding a few tags to a blank document in Notepad, saving the file with
an
.html extension, and then opening that page within a browser to see the finished product. With
increased usage came new ways of formatting and structuring content in a Cascading Style Sheet
(CSS). Scripting languages such as JavaScript were introduced in an effort to improve the usability
of Web pages, validate forms, detect browsers, create cookies, and more. As the Web became the per-
fect medium for sharing and disseminating information, users became much more finicky, demand-
ing support for audio, video, and even animation.
Beyond these simplicities however, Web pages grew to unbelievable proportions. The Web is no
longer a simple medium used merely for informational purposes. Rather, users can now expect to
do their banking, buy cars, shop for food, collaborate, and much more, online. We now work with
Web pages that are responsible for extracting content from databases, Extensible Markup Language
(XML) files, and more.
Developing for the Web no longer involves a simple understanding of HTML, a handy text editor,
and a browser. Instead, developers are increasingly required to learn other complex technologies
such as CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, SQL, XML, and much more. But, with the intro-
duction of so many Web technologies just over the last decade alone, how has the Web, and,
more specifically, how has developing for the Web increased beyond a level that so few could
have ever predicted during the Web’s infancy? The answer lies in visual editors such as Microsoft
Expression Web.
Microsoft Expression Web facilitates the development of Web pages visually. Even better, it fosters
visual development of Web applications. While knowledge of the aforementioned Web technologies
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1Introducing MicrosoftExpression WebThere was a time in the not-so-distant past when a designer aiming to create Web pages neededonly a basic knowledg

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The Tabbed File ChooserAs your Web sites grow, so will the volume of Web pages that you need to manage. In some instances,you’ll need to work on more

Page 3 - Document window

The code that’s produced here is what’s parsed by the browser. The browser has no understanding ofwhat you’re developing visually. Instead, it parses

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In the previous section you added a table within the development area in an effort to see code that was produced by Expression Web. But visually, how

Page 5 - The Menu Bar

The following table shows the options offered within the tag’s submenu.Task PanesFor the most part, all of your creative energy will be focused toward

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Out-of-the-box Expression Web displays the Folder List Task Pane in the upper left, the Tag and CSSProperties Task Panes in the lower left, the Toolbo

Page 7 - The Development Window

Task Pane PurposeToolbox All elements, whether they’re HTML tags, form controls, ASP.NET controls, orSharePoint controls, are listed within the Toolbo

Page 8 - The Development Area

ToolbarsSo far, you’ve learned that the menu bar can be used when you need to insert or modify elements withinyour Web pages. In the previous section,

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Figure 1-7: Positioning toolbarsOnce a toolbar is open, you’re not forced to use or even see the icons within the toolbar. There may beinstances where

Page 10 - The Tabbed File Chooser

Figure 1-8: Customized listYou also probably noticed the Customize option that appeared when you selected the expander arrowfrom the Add or Remove But

Page 11 - The Quick Tag Selector

Context MenusSome of the most under-used features within Office applications are the context menus. Context menusare extended features, built into the

Page 12 - Chapter 1

is encouraged, it’s not required with Expression Web. Expression Web allows the developer to structureand format content, and even connect to and inte

Page 13 - Task Panes

In Expression Web, the toolbar, the Task Panes, the title heading within a Task Pane, the tag selector,the tabbed file chooser, and rulers all have se

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To get an idea of just how easy it is to dock and undock toolbars and Task Panes, try rolling your cursorover the title bar of a particular Task Pane

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Figure 1-2: Customizing the development environmentWhile you may be surprised to learn that development of Web pages within Expression Web flowsthroug

Page 16 - Toolbars

The Menu BarArguably, the most crucial component included within Expression Web is the menu bar. Like mostMicrosoft products, the menu bar allows for

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Menu Item UsageFormat Once you’ve inserted an element into your Web page, you’ll undoubtedly wantsome way of modifying its properties. While Expressio

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The Development WindowQuite possibly, the most important window included within Expression Web’s framework is the Documentwindow. Simply put, the Docu

Page 19 - Context Menus

Figure 1-3: The Document windowThe Development AreaOf the four major components included with the Document window, the development area is whereyou’ll

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Additionally, you may want to set the default page size of the development area. Doing so would allowyou to develop your Web pages around a particular

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