Microsoft Expression Web Training: Introduction to Microsoft Expression Web

Course Number: EXP-100
GSA/Previous Course Number: 160
Duration: 3 days
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Expression Web Training Overview

Microsoft Expression Web is Microsoft's state-of-the-art web design tool (and a successor to Microsoft FrontPage). In this three-day, hands-on class, attendees learn how to use Microsoft Expression Web to design attractive, CSS-based, scalable web sites and front-ends for web-based applications.

Location and Pricing

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In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. To see a schedule of online courses, please visit http://www.accelebrate.com/online_training/?action=category&page=expression.

Expression Web Training Prerequisites

No prior Microsoft Expression Web experience is presumed.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This Microsoft Expression Web training class is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting for 20 minutes.

Expression Web Training Materials

All attendees receive courseware and a copy of Peachpit's Microsoft Expression Web: Visual QuickStart Guide.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

Windows XP, Vista, or 7 with at least 512MB RAM (1GB RAM recommended)
Microsoft Expression Web
Internet Explorer 6 or later and Firefox 2 or later (for cross-browser testing)
Microsoft Internet Information Server
SQL Server 2005 Express

Expression Web Training Objectives

All attendees will learn how to use Microsoft Expression Web to:

Build, deploy, and maintain interactive web sites
Layout text on pages using HTML and CSS
Create and maintain hyperlinks to pages on other sites, pages within the same site, and to points within the same page
Control styles and page layout with CSS
Add interactive behaviors
Create tables
Design fill-in forms
Publish their site to a web server
Build front-ends for applications whose back-ends will later be written by developers
Build pages that allow users to select, insert, update, or delete database records
Use ASP.NET validators to validate user input

Expression Web Training Outline

Exploring Expression Web

Opening and Closing Expression Web
Using the Main Window
Setting Page Size
Using the Task Panes
Using the Toolbars
Using the Visual Aids

Creating Sites

Creating Template-based Sites
Replacing Content in Template-based Sites
Deleting or Adding Pages to Template Sites
Importing a Web Site
Working with Web Sites
Switching the Web Site View

Working with Pages

Creating Web Pages
Working with Web Pages
Setting Other Page Properties
Previewing Pages in a Browser

Working with Text

Entering and Selecting Text
Pasting Text
Indenting Paragraphs
Aligning Text
Inserting Special HTML Characters
Creating Headings
Creating Lists
Searching Text, Code, or Tags
Using Spell Check, Thesaurus

Working with Images

Adding Images
Aligning Images
Adding Borders, Margins, or Padding
Editing Images
Resizing and Resampling Images
Setting Image Formats

Creating Links

Adding Links
Targeting Links
Adding ScreenTips
Adding Bookmarks (Anchors)
Creating Image Links
Using the Hyperlinks Tools

Creating Styles with CSS

Using the CSS Tools
How the Cascade Works
Creating Font Sets
Creating Tag-based Styles
Creating Class-based Styles
Creating Inline Styles
Copying and Changing Styles
Creating Style Sheets
Solving CSS Problems

Creating Layouts with CSS

Positioning Properties
Using the Float and Clear Tags
Using the Positioning Tools
Using Prebuilt CSS Layouts
Using Contextual Selectors
Creating CSS Layouts from Scratch

Adding Interactive Behaviors

Creating Interactive Buttons
Adding Behaviors to Elements
Using Jump Menus

Adding Tables

Creating Tables
Selecting Table Elements
Changing Table Structure
Splitting and Merging Cells
Evening Up Rows and Columns
Formatting Tables and Cells
Adding Excel Spreadsheets
Using Layout Tables

Adding Forms

Creating Forms
Adding Form Fields
Adding a Text Area
Adding Group Boxes
Adding Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
Adding Submit and Reset Buttons
Saving Form Results

Publishing the Site

Checking Your Site
Marking Pages to Publish
Publishing to the Web

Data Binding

Introducing Data Source Controls
Reading and Write Data Using the SqlDataSource Control
Displaying and Editing Middle-Tier Data using the ObjectDataSource Control
Displaying XML Data Using the XmlDataSource Control

Displaying Data with the GridView Control

Introducing the GridView Control
Filter Data in the GridView Control
Allow Users to Select from a DropDownList in the Grid
Add a Hyperlink to the Grid

Validating User Input

Overview of ASP.NET Validation Controls
Using the Simple Validators
Using the Complex Validators
Summarizing Results with the ValidationSummary Control
Separating Validation into Validation Groups

Themes and Master Pages

Creating a Consistent Web Site
ASP.NET 2.0 Themes
Master Pages

Conclusion

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