Introduction

• What is Microsoft Expression Studio?
• Client-Server Model
• Definition of http
• Static pages vs. dynamic pages

Exploring Expression Web

• Expression Web interface
• Working with task panes
• Code view vs. design view
• Toolbars and visual aids

Creating Sites

• Creating template-based sites
• Creating a page from scratch
• Creating a page using CSS layout
• Previewing in a browser
• Import Site Wizard

Working with Text and Page Format

• Html structural tags
• Changing the html title
• Format font, size, color, and other text properties
• Heading and block level code
• Creating bulleted lists
• Pasting text
• Inserting horizontal rules and other html tags
• Inserting special characters

Creating Links

• Adding, changing, and removing links
• Adding screen tips
• Email

Link within a Page (Bookmarks)

Images and Backgrounds

• Inserting images
• Accessibility and the alt attribute
• Adding a background image
• Editing images directly in Expression Web

Interactive Buttons and Rollover Images

• Adding the Swap Image behavior
• Adding interactive buttons

Auto Thumbnail

Image Maps

• Hot spots

Cascading Style Sheets

• CSS selectors
• Manage CSS styles with Expression Web
• Creating a new style
• Applying CSS classes to page content
• Attaching an existing style sheet
• Moving styles to an external style sheet

Page Layout with CSS Layers

• Designing layouts with pre-built CSS layouts
• Using CSS layers in expression Web

Behaviors

• What is JavaScript?
• Events vs. actions

Behavior: Jump Menu

• Adding the jump menu behaviors
• How to select the first option – Adding a “Go” button
• A lesson in JavaScript

Behavior: Open Browser Window

• Creating fake links with JavaScript

Behavior: Change Property

• Dynamic visibility
• Changing font, font color, borders

Tables

• Creating tables
• Page layout with tables
• Merging cells

Forms

• Using Expression Web to create forms
• Html form elements

Using ASP.NET

• Static pages vs. dynamic page
• Html form elements vs. ASP form controls
• Validating user input with validation controls
• Using the RequiredFieldValidator control
• Using the RegularExpressionValidator control
• Testing with validators
• Using the ValidationSummary control

Navigation Menus with Flyouts

• Adding a navigation menu
• Adding elements to the menu

Data Binding

• Database basics: introduction to SQL

Creating an ASP.NET Connection

• Using the SQLDataSource control
• Displaying data in a bulleted list

Displaying Data with GridView Control

• Using the GridView
• Paging through records
• Creating sortable columns
• Using AutoFormat
• Changing column headings

Editing and Deleting Records with GridView

Building a Drill-Down

• AutoPostBack
• Using an SQL alias to combine two columns
• Using a drill-down

Building a Search Feature

Inserting Records with FormView Control

Reusing Code

• Server-side includes
• Overview of dynamic web templates (DWTs)
• Overview of master pages

Dynamic Web Templates

• Creating the design
• Adding editable regions
• Creating new pages with a DWT
• Applying a DWT to existing pages
• Making changes to the DWT

Master Pages

• Creating new pages with a DWT
• Applying a master page to existing pages

Using Meta Tags to Optimize Search Engine Placement

• Keywords
• Description

Site Management Information

• Find and replace
• Hyperlink report
• Compatibility checker
• CSS reports