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Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web We crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward Expression Web proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on Expression Web, Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web is the only book you need. Create standards-compliant websites with Expression Web that will work consistently in all browsers. Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web. Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET without the need to write any code. Learn how to use Expression Web with the free Visual Web Developer Express Edition to develop robust ASP.NET applications. Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers. Design your website for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance. Category Web Development Covers Microsoft Expression Web User Level Intermediate-Advanced There's definitely more to this book than just how to use Expression Web. The chapter on tag properties not only clearly explains Expression Web's Tag Properties task pane, but it also alleviates some of the mystery behind the use of tags in HTML. This is a great book for all users of Expression Web! -Detra Newhouse, Readiness Lead, Microsoft Corporation Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software, the most well-known source of freeware add-ins for Microsoft FrontPage, and is the author of Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003. Jim has been featured in numerous publications including MSDN Magazine and PC Magazine. Jim previously worked on the FrontPage team at Microsoft and is currently an Escalation Engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams. 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) Introduction xxix Part I An Overview Chapter 1 A Tour of Expression Web 3 Part II Web Sites in Expression Web Chapter 2 Creating a Web Site 25 Chapter 3 Importing a Web Site 41 Chapter 4 Web Site Management and Reporting 67 Chapter 5 Publishing a Web Site 83 Chapter 6 Using Personal Web Packages 93 Part III Creating and Editing Web Content Chapter 7 Creating Pages and Content 103 Chapter 8 Using Web Page Views 127 Chapter 9 Using Tables and Layout Tables 149 Chapter 10 Using Frames 179 Chapter 11 Using Forms Controls 195 Chapter 12 Editing Tag Properties 215 Chapter 13 Using the Quick Tag Tools 227 Chapter 14 Using Graphics and Multimedia 241 Chapter 15 Configuring Page Editor Options 257 16 Using Find and Replace 271 Part IV Using CSS in Expression Web Chapter 17 Creating Style Sheets 289 Chapter 18 Managing CSS Styles 311 Part V Optimizing Your Web Site Chapter 19 Accessibility Features in Expression Web 339 Chapter 20 Designing for Compatibility 349 Part VI Scripting, DHTML, and Other Dynamic Content Chapter 21 Using Dynamic Web Templates 363 Chapter 22 Using Interactive Buttons 381 Chapter 23 Using Behaviors 393 Chapter 24 Using Client Scripting 415 Chapter 25 Using Layers 439 Chapter 26 Creating VBA Macros 455 Part VII ASP.NET Development in Expression Web Chapter 27 Using the ASP.NET Development Server 485 Chapter 28 Using Standard ASP.NET Controls 495 Chapter 29 Using ASP.NET Navigation Controls 527 Chapter 30 Using ASP.NET Master Pages 549 Chapter 31 Developing a Login System Using ASP.NET 569 Chapter 32 Implementing Form Validation Using ASP.NET 595 Chapter 33 Using ASP.NET Web Parts 607 Part VIII Accessing Data in Expression Web Chapter 34 Primer on Data Access Technologies 629 Chapter 35 Accessing Data with ASP.NET 2.0 635 Part IX Appendices A Using Expression Web with Visual Web Developer Express Edition 655 B Taking Advantage of E-Commerce 677 C The Future of Web Development 685 D Resources on Expression Web, Web Design, and ASP.NET 695 Index 699

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Jim Cheshire is best known as the owner of Jimco, the most popular producer of freeware add-ins for Microsoft FrontPage. Jim is also the author of Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003, the highest-rated book on FrontPage 2003. In his real job, Jim works as an Escalation Engineer at Microsoft on the ASP.NET team. He has worked on the FrontPage, Visual Basic, ASP, IIS, and ASP.NET teams at Microsoft over the last 8 years. You can reach Jim by visiting one of his Web sites, www.jimcobooks.com or www.jimcosoftware.com. You can also e-mail him at jcheshire@jimcobooks.com.

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