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Special Edition Using Microsoft® Expression® Web 2   The only EXPRESSION WEB 2 book you need   The successor to the best-selling book on the first release of Microsoft Expression Web, this book provides comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Expression Web 2. You’ll learn the basics of Web design and Expression Web 2 and gain valuable insight into Expression Web 2’s advanced features, such as ASP.NET and PHP development. If you’re interested in learning how to design standards-compliant Web sites using Expression Web 2, this is the only book you need.        •    Create standards-compliant Web sites with Expression Web 2 that work consistently in all browsers.      •    Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web 2.      •    Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX without writing any code.      •    Learn how to use the new PHP features available in Expression Web 2.      •    Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers.      •    Design your Web site for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance.   “Expression Web was built to help web authors create standards-based and standards-compliant web sites. Jim Cheshire has a broad understanding of those standards and a deep appreciation of Expression Web. Put the two together and you’ve got a guide that helps you understand and build sites that meet the challenges of modern Web design.” —Steven Guttman, Product Unit Manager, Expression Web   Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software, a freeware software company and technology review site, and is the author of several books on Web development and ASP.NET. Jim has been heavily involved in Web development for more than a decade and has operated and designed many Web sites during that time. He’s been featured in numerous publications, including MSDN Magazine and PC Magazine. Jim previously worked on the FrontPage team at Microsoft and currently is an escalation engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams.   Category:  Web Development Covers    Microsoft Expression Web 2 User Level    Beginning—Advanced   On the CD-ROM      •    Sample files from the author      •    FREE! full version of Logo Creator (retail value of $39.95)      •    FREE! full version of DHTML Menu Builder Lite (retail value of $25)      •    Electronic version of this book in Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF)   Cover image: Digital Vision Photography/Veer Inc.  

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Author:   Jim Cheshire
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Edition:   1st Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   1.243kg
ISBN:  

9780789737847

ISBN 10:   0789737841
Pages:   792
Publication Date:   08 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
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 Who Should Read This Book? Why Use Expression Web 2? How This Book Is Organized     Special Elements Lagniappe (lan yap’) n., a gift or bonus Part I An Overview of Expression Web 2 Chapter 1 A Tour of Expression Web 2 The Expression Web 2 Interface     Task Panes     The Folder List     The Design Surface     The Status Bar Working with Web Sites     Creating Web Sites     Web Site Reports     Publishing Web 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 Task Pane     Apply Styles Task Pane Site Optimization     Accessibility Reports     Compatibility Reports     CSS Reports Scripting and Dynamic Content     Interactive Buttons     Behaviors     Layers ASP.NET Controls PHP Support Data Access Features Lagniappe: Extending Expression Web 2 Part II Web Sites in Expression Web 2 Chapter 2 Creating a Web Site What Is a Web Site? How Expression Web 2 Maintains a Web Site Web Sites and Subsites Web Site Templates Types of Web Sites     Disk-based Web Sites     FTP Web Sites     HTTP Web Sites Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Deciding on a Web Site Type Chapter 3 Publishing a Web Site What Is Publishing? Server Options for Publishing     FrontPage Server Extensions     WebDAV     FTP     File System Publishing Content     Configuring Publish Options     Optimizing HTML During Publishing     The Remote Web Site View     Troubleshooting HTTP Publishing Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Hosting Your Web Site Chapter 4 Web Site Management and Reporting Web Site Settings     General Tab     Preview Tab     Advanced Tab     Language Tab Web Site Reports     Configuring Reports     Saving Reports Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Better Web Site Reporting Chapter 5 Importing a Web Site Moving Web Sites by Importing Using the Import Web Site Wizard     Step 1: Choosing an Import Method     Step 2: Specifying a Destination Web Site Location     Step 3: Finish Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Importing Versus Publishing Chapter 6 Using Personal Web Packages What Are Personal Web Packages? Creating a Personal Web Package Importing a Personal Web Package Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Capitalizing on Personal Web Packages Part III Creating and Editing Web Content Chapter 7 Creating Pages and Content Creating Web Pages     General Page     ASP.NET Pages     CSS Layouts     Style Sheets     Frames Pages Importing Files Importing Adobe Photoshop Files Formatting Text     How Expression Web 2 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Making the Most of Code Snippets Chapter 8 Using Web Page Views Introduction to Page Views Working in Design View     Visual Aids     Formatting Marks     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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Taking Advantage of Page Views Chapter 9 Using Tables and Layout Tables The Origin of Tables The Makeup of an HTML Table Tag     The align Attribute     The border Attribute     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 2     Inserting Tables     Customizing Tables Layout Tables and Cells     Designing Layout with Tables Using the Layout Tables Task Pane Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Designing for Multiple Resolutions Using Tables Chapter 10 Using Frames Using Frames in Web 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Tips for Frames     Frame Borders     Resizable Frames     Breaking Out of a Frameset Chapter 11 Using Form Controls Understanding HTML Forms Using Form Controls in Expression Web 2 Creating a Form Saving Form Results to a File or E-mail     File Results Tab     E-mail Results Tab     Confirmation Page Tab     Saved Fields Tab Saving Form Results to a Database     Updating a Database with New Fields Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Hidden Form Fields Chapter 12 Editing Tag Properties An Introduction to Tag Properties Understanding the Tag Properties Task Pane Viewing Tag Properties with the Tag Properties Task Pane Setting Tag Attributes with the Tag Properties Task Pane     Creating a Page     Setting Tag Properties Using Events with the Tag Properties Task Pane Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Tag Properties and Web Standards Chapter 13 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: When to Use the Quick Tag Editor Chapter 14 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     Inserting Windows Media Page Transitions Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Serving Video Chapter 15 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 Lagniappe: Experiment to Learn More Chapter 16 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Editing and Removing Recent Searches Part IV Using CSS in Expression Web 2 Chapter 17 Creating Style Sheets An Introduction to CSS The Purpose of CSS How CSS Is Applied to Web 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Background Images Chapter 18 Managing CSS Styles Expression Web 2’s CSS Tools     Apply Styles Task Pane     Manage Styles Task Pane     Link Style Sheet Dialog     CSS Properties Task Pane     CSS Reports     Style Builder Working with Styles     Using the Manage Styles Task Pane     Using the Apply Styles Task Pane     Using the CSS Properties Task Pane     Using the Style Builder     Using the Attach Style Sheet and Link Style Sheet Dialogs CSS Reports     Checking for CSS Errors     Checking CSS Usage Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Arranging CSS Styles Part V Optimizing Your Web Site Chapter 19 Accessibility Features in Expression Web 2 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 Task Pane Generating Accessibility Reports Lagniappe: Seeing Color Chapter 20 Designing for Compatibility A Brief History of Web Browsers What Is Browser Compatibility? Compatibility Features in Expression Web 2     Identifying Code Problems     Marking Invalid Code     Using Reports to Find Problems Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Don’t Rely on Expression Web 2 to Enforce Standards Part VI Scripting, DHTML, and Other Dynamic Content Chapter 21 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Under the Hood Chapter 22 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Practical Uses for Interactive Buttons Chapter 23 Using Behaviors Understanding and Working with Behaviors     Using the Behaviors Task Pane     How Behaviors Work     Adding Behaviors Within a Paragraph Expression Web 2 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Detecting Browsers     Creating a Blank Page for Redirecting     Editing the Check Browser Code Chapter 24 Client-side Scripting A History of Browser Scripting JavaScript Basics     Adding JavaScript to a Web 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Debugging Chapter 25 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Z-Order Anomalies Chapter 26 Creating VBA Macros Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic for Applications     Understanding Modules, Class Modules, and UserForms Accessing Web Sites with VBA     The Application Object Model     The Web Object Model     The Page Object Model Writing a Macro     Creating the UserForm     Implementing the Functionality     Finishing the Code     Running the Macro     When Something Goes Wrong—Debugging Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Protecting Macro Code Part VII ASP.NET and PHP Development in Expression Web 2 Chapter 27 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Starting the Microsoft Expression Development Server from the Command Prompt Chapter 28 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Formatting with Styles Chapter 29 Using ASP.NET Navigation Controls Overview of Navigation Systems Creating a Sitemap File Using the ASP.NET Menu Control     Creating a Test Web 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Improving Navigation with Master Pages Chapter 30 Using ASP.NET Master Pages and User Controls The Need For a Common Layout The Master Page The Content Page Developing a Master Page Web Site     Creating the Master Page     Creating the Content Page Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Converting an Existing Site to a Master Page Site Chapter 31 Developing a Login System with ASP.NET Web Site 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 Web Site (IIS 5 or IIS 6)     Configuring the Web Site (IIS 7)     Configuring the Web Site (Microsoft Expression Development Server)     Creating the Web Pages Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Modifying Password Requirements Chapter 32 Implementing Form Validation Using ASP.NET The Need for Form Validation     The ASP.NET Validation Controls     Common Properties     Creating a Validated Form Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Validation Groups Chapter 33 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Editing Web Parts Controls Chapter 34 ASP.NET AJAX Extensions What Is Ajax? Microsoft’s ASP.NET AJAX     Microsoft AJAX Library     Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX Extensions     Microsoft AJAX ASP.NET Control Toolkit Adding Ajax Functionality to a Web Form     Creating a Web Site and Web Page     Adding Server-Side Code     Adding a ScriptManager Control     Adding an UpdatePanel Control Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Using the AJAX Library     Adding a to the Web Form     Creating the Client Library     Adding the Client Script to the ScriptManager Control Chapter 35 Using PHP in Expression Web 2 An Introduction to PHP     PHP Syntax Installing PHP     Installing IIS 7 and FastCGI     Installing PHP     Enabling PHP 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 Troubleshooting Lagniappe: Displaying PHP Information Part VIII Accessing Data in Expression Web 2 Chapter 36 Primer on Data Access Technologies A History of Data Access Data Access Technologies in Expression Web 2 ASP.NET and Other Web Application Platforms Lagniappe: Databases Aren’t Just for Online Spreadsheets Chapter 37 Accessing Data with ASP.NET 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 Troubleshooting . Lagniappe: Creating a Master/Detail View     Creating the Master View     Creating the Detail View Part IX Appendixes Appendix A Taking Advantage of E-Commerce The Power of E-Commerce E-Commerce Options     Digital River     Lulu Payment Processing     PayPal     Banks     2CO Putting It All Together In Expression Web 2     Security     Advertising and Affiliates Lagniappe: Is It Worth the Risk? Appendix B The Future of Web Development Changing Standards     Benefits of XHTML Emerging Technologies     Ajax     Ruby on Rails     Other Emerging Technologies Lagniappe: Understanding and Using RSS     The RSS Feed     The RSS Reader Appendix C Resources on Expression Web 2, Web Design, ASP.NET, and PHP Online Resources on Expression Web 2     JimcoBooks.com     Microsoft’s Expression Forums     Expression Web 2 Help     The Expression Designers: Graphic, Interactive, and Web     by-Expression Online Resources on Web Design     InformIT     Webmonkey     O’Reilly Network     World Wide Web Consortium     Template World Free Templates Online Resources on ASP.NET and PHP     asp.netPRO     4GuysFromRolla.com     ASP.NET Official Web Site     DotNetJunkies     Chris Hanscom’s PHP Resource Center     The Official PHP Web Site     Microsoft IIS 7 Web Site   0789737841   TOC   3/6/2008  

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Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software and Books and is the author of several Web design books. In his real job, Jim works as an 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 over the past 10 years.   You can reach Jim by visiting one of his web sites, www.jimcobooks.com or www.jimcosoftware. com. You can also email him at jcheshire@jimcobooks.com.

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