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Beyond the Basics…Beneath the Surface…In Depth   Microsoft Expression Web 3   Advice and techniques that you need to get the job done.   Looking for ways to streamline your work so that you can focus on maximizing your time? In Depth provides specific, tested, and proven solutions to the problems you run into every day—things other books ignore or oversimplify. This is the one book that you can rely on to answer all the questions you have now and will have in the future.   In Depth offers: • Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions • Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere • Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style • Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time!   CATEGORY: Web Development COVERS: Microsoft® Expression Web 3  

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Author:   Jim Cheshire
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.976kg
ISBN:  

9780789739810

ISBN 10:   078973981
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   15 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780789747242
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I An Overview Chapter 1 An Overview of Expression Web 3 The Expression Web 3 Interface     Panels     The Folder List     The Design Surface     The Status Bar Working with Sites     Creating Sites     Site Reports     Publishing Sites Tools for Creating Pages     Powerful Table Tools     Dynamic Web Templates     Find and Replace     Editing Tag Properties     Quick Tag Tools Powerful CSS Tools     Style Builder     Manage Styles Panel     Apply Styles Panel Site Optimization     Accessibility Reports     Compatibility Reports     SuperPreview     CSS Reports Scripting and Dynamic Content     Interactive Buttons     Behaviors     Layers     Photoshop Content     Deep Zoom Images     Video ASP.NET Controls PHP Support Data Access Features Part II Creating Content in Expression Web 3 Chapter 2 Creating, Opening, and Importing Sites What Is a Site? How Expression Web 3 Maintains a Site Sites and Subsites Site Templates Types of Sites     Disk-based Sites     FTP Sites     HTTP Sites Importing Sites Using the Import Site Wizard     Step 1: Choosing an Import Method       Step 2: Specifying a Destination Web Location     Step 3: Finish Deciding on a Site Type Chapter 3 Creating Pages and Content Creating Pages     General Page     ASP.NET Pages     CSS Layouts     Style Sheets     Frames Pages Importing Files Formatting Text     How Expression Web 3 Formats Text     Font Families     Font Sizes Creating Hyperlinks     Targeting Hyperlinks     Hyperlink Parameters     HTML Bookmarks     Hyperlink ScreenTips Spell-Checking Configuring Page Properties     General Tab     Formatting Tab     Advanced Tab     Custom Tab     Language Tab Using Code Snippets Configuring File Editors Making the Most of Code Snippets Chapter 4 Using Page Views Introduction to Page Views Working in Design View     Visual Aids     Ruler and Grid     Tracing Images     Adjusting Page Size Working in Code View     Customizing Code Formatting     Quick Tag Tools     IntelliSense     Context Menu     Bookmarks Working in Split View Taking Advantage of Page Views Chapter 5 Using Tables and Layout Tables The Origin of Tables The Makeup of an HTML Table Tag     The align Attribute     Table Borders     The cellpadding Attribute     The cellspacing Attribute     The frame Attribute Rows, Columns, and Cells     The colspan and rowspan Attributes     Aligning Content in Cells Tables in Expression Web 3     Inserting Tables     Customizing Tables Layout Tables and Cells     Designing Layout with Tables Using the Layout Tables Panel Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Designing for Multiple Resolutions Using Tables Chapter 6 Using Frames Using Frames in Sites     When to Use Frames     When Not to Use Frames Creating Frames Pages Configuring Frames     Splitting Frames     Deleting Frames Creating Alternative Content Targeting Frames Adding and Configuring Inline Frames Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Tips for Frames Chapter 7 Editing Tag Properties An Introduction to Tag Properties Understanding the Tag Properties Panel Viewing Tag Properties with the Tag Properties Panel Setting Tag Attributes with the Tag Properties Panel     Creating a Page     Setting Tag Properties Using Events with the Tag Properties Panel Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Tag Properties and Web Standards Chapter 8 Using the Quick Tag Tools Introduction to the Quick Tag Tools Locating and Selecting Elements Using the Quick Tag Selector Editing Page Content Using the Quick Tag Editor     Editing a Tag     Removing a Tag     Inserting HTML     Wrapping a Tag     Controlling Positioning     Editing Tag Properties Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     When to Use the Quick Tag Editor Chapter 9 Using Graphics and Multimedia Web Image Formats     The GIF Format     The JPEG Format     The PNG Format Inserting Images Formatting Images     Resizing Images     Changing Picture Properties Converting Images Creating Image Thumbnails     Configuring Auto Thumbnails Creating Image Maps     Inserting Multimedia     Inserting Flash Movies     Inserting Silverlight Applications     Inserting Silverlight Video     Inserting Deep Zoom Images     Inserting Windows Media Importing Adobe Photoshop Files Page Transitions Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Serving Video Chapter 10 Using Find and Replace An Introduction to Find and Replace Finding and Replacing Text     Using Regular Expressions     Finding Text     Replacing Text Using HTML Rules in Find and Replace Finding and Replacing HTML Tags Saving Queries Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Editing and Removing Recent Searches Chapter 11 Configuring Page Editor Options Accessing Page Editor Options Exploring Page Editor Options     The General Tab     AutoThumbnail Tab     Default Fonts Tab     Code Formatting Tab     CSS Tab     Color Coding Tab     Authoring Tab     Picture Tab     Code Snippets Tab     Ruler and Grid Tab     IntelliSense Tab     Font Families Tab Experiment to Learn More Chapter 12 Maintaining Compatibility and Accessibility An Introduction to Accessibility Designing for Accessibility     Accessible Hyperlinks     Accessible Tables     Accessible Frames     Other Accessibility Considerations Using the Accessibility Checker     Checking Accessibility     Working with the Accessibility Panel Generating Accessibility Reports Designing for Compatibility What Is Browser Compatibility? Compatibility Features in Expression Web 3     Identifying Code Problems     Marking Invalid Code     Using Reports to Find Problems Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Seeing Color Chapter 13 Using SuperPreview An Overview of SuperPreview     SuperPreview How SuperPreview Generates a Preview The SuperPreview Interface     Pointer Modes     DOM Highlighting     UI Helpers     Layout Modes     Preview URL     Baseline and Comparison Browser Selectors     DOM Tab     Browser Size Drop-down Using SuperPreview to Preview Layout     Setting Up the Previews     Generating Previews     Fixing Rendering Problems Using the Snapshot Panel Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Building Layouts with SuperPreview Part III Publishing and Managing Websites Chapter 14 Publishing a Site What Is Publishing? Server Options for Publishing     FTP     FrontPage Server Extensions     WebDAV     File System Publishing Content     Configuring a Publishing Destination and Publishing a Site     Optimizing HTML During Publishing     Troubleshooting HTTP Publishing Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Hosting Your Site Chapter 15 Site Management and Reporting Site Settings     General Tab     Preview Tab     Advanced Tab     Publishing Tab Site Reports     Configuring Reports     Saving Reports Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Better Site Reporting Chapter 16 Using Web Packages What Are Web Packages? Creating a Web Package Importing a Web Package Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Capitalizing on Web Packages Part IV Using CSS in Expression Web 3 Chapter 17 Creating Style Sheets An Introduction to CSS The Purpose of CSS How CSS Is Applied to Pages     External Style Sheets     Embedded Style Sheets     Inline Styles Formatting Content with CSS Positioning Content with CSS CSS Classes     Basic Application of a CSS Class     Applying Multiple CSS Classes     Pseudo-Classes     Pseudo-Elements Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Centering a DIV with CSS Chapter 18 Managing CSS Styles Expression Web 3’s CSS Tools     Apply Styles Panel     Manage Styles Panel     Link Style Sheet Dialog     CSS Properties Panel     CSS Reports     Style Builder Working with Styles     Using the Manage Styles Panel     Using the Apply Styles Panel     Using the CSS Properties Panel     Using the Style Builder     Using the Attach Style Sheet and Link Style Sheet Dialogs CSS Reports     Checking for CSS Errors     Checking CSS Usage Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Arranging CSS Styles Part V Scripting, DHTML, and Other Dynamic Content Chapter 19 Using Dynamic Web Templates An Introduction to Dynamic Web Templates Creating a Dynamic Web Template     Creating a Page Layout     Adding Editable Regions Attaching a Dynamic Web Template     Attaching to an Existing Page     Attaching to a New Page Updating a Site with Dynamic Web Templates     Modifying a Dynamic Web Template     Modifying an Attached Page in Code View Managing Editable Regions     Adding a New Editable Region     Renaming an Existing Editable Region     Resolving Mismatched Editable Regions Detaching a Dynamic Web Template Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Under the Hood Chapter 20 Using Interactive Buttons Overview of Interactive Buttons Inserting and Configuring Interactive Buttons     The Button Tab     The Font Tab     The Image Tab Saving an Interactive Button Editing an Interactive Button Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Practical Uses for Interactive Buttons Chapter 21 Using Behaviors Understanding and Working with Behaviors Using the Behaviors Panel     How Behaviors Work     Adding Behaviors Within a Paragraph Expression Web 3 Behaviors     The Call Script Behavior     The Change Property Behavior     The Change Property Restore Behavior     The Check Browser Behavior     The Check Plug-in Behavior     The Go To URL Behavior     The Jump Menu Behavior     The Jump Menu Go Behavior     The Open Browser Window Behavior     The Play Sound Behavior     The Popup Message Behavior     The Preload Images Behavior     The Set Text Behavior     The Swap Image Behavior     The Swap Image Restore Behavior Detecting Browsers     Creating a Blank Page for Redirecting     Editing the Check Browser Code Chapter 22 Client-Side Scripting A History of Browser Scripting JavaScript Basics     Adding JavaScript to a Page     Linking to an External Script File     Adding Inline JavaScript The Document Object Model     The window Object     The document Object Writing Simple Scripts     Showing and Hiding Page Elements     Accessing and Changing Attributes     Form Field Validation Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Debugging Chapter 23 Using Layers Introduction to Layers Inserting and Configuring Layers     Adding Content to a Layer     Resizing a Layer     Creating and Working with Child Layers Positioning Layers Setting Layer Properties with Behaviors     Setting the Visibility of Layers     Adding Layer Interactivity Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Z-Order Anomalies Chapter 24 Using Form Controls Understanding HTML Forms Using Form Controls in Expression Web 3 Creating a Form Saving Form Results to a File or Email     File Results Tab     Email Results Tab     Confirmation Page Tab     Saved Fields Tab Saving Form Results to a Database     Updating a Database with New Fields Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Hidden Form Fields Part VI ASP.NET and PHP Development Chapter 25 Using Standard ASP.NET Controls ASP.NET: A Brief Introduction Creating ASP.NET Pages The Basics of ASP.NET Controls     Understanding Control Properties An Overview of the Standard ASP.NET Controls The AdRotator Control     Creating a Simple AdRotator Page     Creating the Advertisement File The Calendar Control     Formatting the Calendar Control     Calendar Control Properties The Wizard Control     Wizard Steps     Creating a Simple Wizard Making ASP.NET Work for You Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Formatting with Styles Chapter 26 Using ASP.NET Navigation Controls Overview of Navigation Systems Creating a Sitemap File Using the ASP.NET Menu Control     Creating a Test Site     Adding a Menu Control     Formatting the Menu Control Using the ASP.NET TreeView Control     Formatting the TreeView Control Using the ASP.NET SiteMapPath Control     Formatting the SiteMapPath Control Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Improving Navigation with Master Pages Chapter 27 Using ASP.NET Master Pages and User Controls The Need For a Common Layout The Master Page The Content Page Developing a Master Page Site     Creating the Master Page     Creating the Content Page Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Converting an Existing Site to a Master Page Site Chapter 28 Developing a Login System Using ASP.NET Website Login Systems Overview of ASP.NET Login Controls     The Login Control     LoginStatus Control     LoginName Control     ChangePassword Control     PasswordRecovery Control     CreateUserWizard Control     LoginView Control Creating a Login Solution     Configuring the Website (IIS 5 or IIS 6)     Configuring the Website (IIS 7)     Configuring the Website (Microsoft Expression Development Server)     Creating the Web Pages Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Modifying Password Requirements Chapter 29 Form Validation Using ASP.NET The Need for Form Validation     The ASP.NET Validation Controls     Common Properties     Creating a Validated Form Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Validation Groups Chapter 30 Using ASP.NET Web Parts An Introduction to Web Parts Creating ASP.NET User Controls Web Parts Controls in the Toolbox Creating a Web Parts Page Web Parts Page Display Modes     Creating a User Control That Sets the Display Mode     Adding Code to Change the Display Mode The Web Parts Catalog Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Editing Web Parts Controls Chapter 31 ASP.NET AJAX Extensions What Is Ajax? Microsoft’s ASP.NET AJAX     Client-side AJAX     Server-side AJAX Microsoft AJAX Control Toolkit Adding Ajax Functionality to a Web Form     Creating a Site and Page     Adding Server-side Code     Adding a ScriptManager Control     Adding an UpdatePanel Control Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Using Client-side AJAX     Adding a to the Web Form     Creating the Client Library     Adding the Client Script to the ScriptManager Control Chapter 32 Using PHP An Introduction to PHP     PHP Syntax Installing PHP     Installing IIS 7 and FastCGI     Installing PHP     Configuring the Microsoft Expression Development Server for PHP     Enabling PHP for IIS Using FastCGI Creating PHP Pages     Previewing the Page PHP in Design View PHP in Code View     PHP Syntax Highlighting     Using IntelliSense with PHP     Setting PHP-Specific IntelliSense Options PHP Script Options     Form Variable     URL Variable     Session Variable     Cookie Variable     include     Include Once     require     require_once     Code Block     echo     Comment     if     else Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Displaying PHP Information Chapter 33 Using the Microsoft Expression Development Server Introduction to the Microsoft Expression Development Server How to Use the Microsoft Expression Development Server Limitations of the Microsoft Expression Development Server     Process Identity     No Remote Access     No Support for ASP Pages Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Starting the Microsoft Expression Development Server from the Command Prompt Part VII Managing Data with ASP.NET Chapter 34 Displaying and Editing Database Data with ASP.NET A History of Data Access Data Access Technologies in Expression Web 3 ASP.NET and Other Web Application Platforms ASP.NET Data Source Controls     AccessDataSource Control     SqlDataSource Control     SiteMapDataSource Control     XmlDataSource Control Displaying Data with ASP.NET     Displaying Data in Tabular Form     Sorting the GridView Editing Data with ASP.NET     Configuring the Data Source     Configuring the GridView     Testing the Page Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus     Creating a Master/Detail View     Creating the Master View     Creating the Detail View Chapter 35 Sending Email Using ASP.NET (this chapter appears on the website only) A Typical Contact Form Creating the Contact Form Adding and Configuring ASP.NET Validation Controls     Adding the Validation Controls Writing ASP.NET Code to Send Email Lagniappe: Displaying a Confirmation Page     9780789739810   TOC   9/11/2009  

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Jim Cheshireis the owner of Jimco Software and Books and is the author of several design books and books on the Amazon Kindle. In his real job, Jim works as a senior escalation engineer at Microsoft on the ASP.NET and IIS teams. He has worked on the FrontPage, Visual Basic, ASP, IIS, and ASP.NET teams at Microsoft for more than 10 years.   You can reach Jim by visiting one of his websites: www.jimcobooks.com or www.jimcosoftware.com. You can also email him at jcheshire@jimcobooks.com.

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