Product DescriptionGet a jump start on using this brand-new Web creation tool from Microsoft. Built from the ground up using current Web standards, Expression Web make it easy to create pages that look good in all browsers. Mirroring the program’s focus on standards, the book shows you how to use Cascading Style Sheets to build consistent, easy to navigate designs. CSS newcomers will welcome the plain-spoken approach to a sometimes intimidating topic. Old hands at CSS will find plenty of tips on using Expression Web’s many style tools, which are some of the best available in any Web creation program.
Packed with more than 600 screenshots, the book goes beyond crafting good-looking single pages. Instead, it shows you how to use templates to generate whole sites with uniform, yet creative, layouts that can be reconfigured with the click of a button. You’ll also learn how to give sites extra polish with interactive behaviors and forms. Microsoft Expression Web: Visual Quickstart Guide contains exactly what you need to get started building standards-compliant Web sites using this powerful tool.
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Rating: - Great Beginnings with MEW
As a seasoned website developer and avid fan of online publishing, I have tried to keep up with new developments in website design programs over the years. In my opinion, the more user friendly, the better it is for me. I never managed to learn HTML, but succeeded using the GUI interface for which Microsoft is so well known. I utilized Microsoft FrontPage from the very beginning. However, as time went by, my websites begged for a more modern look and more interactive features, forcing me to use other ... Read More
Rating: - QuickFinish is more like it!
Like alot of FrontPage users, I was nervous about the new software and I decided that this book should be the one to get me up to speed. They call it a QuickStart guide, but QuickFinish would be more like it!
Have you ever heard someone explaining something to you and you get more and more excited about what you're hearing and then all of a sudden, they just stop and you are left wondering where the rest of the story is? That's the way this book is. Nothing is finished and the writer just ... Read More
Rating: - Gives you a good feel for the program, but ultimately is a let down
You ever played a video game where you it just whisks you along for a while and you're enjoying it. And then you get to a boss and you spend hours of frustration trying to surmise how to beat him. This book is the written equivalent to that frustrating video game.
It sets the stage nicely for the absolute beginner. Detailing every click, laying out every way to move toolbars and every minute detail of the interface. Then holding your hand as you see the very basics of links, pictures, and text. ... Read More
Rating: - Quick-start: But not good for the Long Haul
This book was s disappointment. The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because it did have some useful information. However, if you entered text into your website the way it is described in this book, you will have a mess on your hands. You really need to use the "New Styles" button to style everthing, not just a few things, including text. Expression WEb is very touchy and is based on cascading style sheets. When the CSS meets conflict, you lose total control over your site and your styles. This is ... Read More
Rating: - Great info - clear visual aids
If you are making the change from Microsoft FrontPage to Microsoft Expression Web I highly recommend this book with its helpful visual aids and informative text.
And if you desire to convert websites created with FrontPage to Expression Web authored sites which are far more compliant with W3C standards this is the right book for you.
- QuickFinish is more like it!
- Gives you a good feel for the program, but ultimately is a let down
