Sams teach yourself Microsoft Expression web 4 in 24 hours

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rand-Hendriksen, Morten, Author.

Series:

Sams Teach Yourself

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Expression Web.

Web sites--Authoring programs.

Web sites.

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 472 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Microsoft Expression web 4 in 24 hours

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Sams 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Build standards-based Web sites with Expression Web: a step-by-step tutorial that helps you do it right the first time The easy-to-read, hands-on introduction to Microsoft's new Expression Web 4 Establish work processes for building standards-based web code faster and with much less work Covers all the new features in version 4, including HTML5 A complete tutorial: step-by-step instructions, examples, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and more Expression Web 4 offers a fundamentally different, more powerful approach to web authoring. To make the most of it, both beginners and seasoned web professionals will benefit from a thorough, simple introduction that covers both the programs program's features and its new workflows. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours is that book. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, it will help readers gain true mastery, so they can build state-of-the-art standards-based Web sites and applications with far less work. In this book's straightforward approach, each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping readers learn all of Expression Web 4's core features from the ground up - including breakthrough features like Dynamic Web Templates and SuperPreview. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, it takes readers from concept through delivery, teaching powerful techniques for designing, constructing, and even re-designing web sites for easier management and repurposing. By the time they're finished with these lessons, readers won't just understand Expression Web 4: they'll be comfortable using it in real-world projects.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Introduction

Hour 1 Get to Know Microsoft Expression Web 4

Introducing Expression Web 4

Getting and Installing Expression Web 4

Getting Acquainted With the Workspace

The Program Bar

The Menu Bar

Common and Other Toolbars

Code, Design, and Split View

Left and Right Panels

Status Bar

Changing and Customizing the Workspace

Summary

Q&A

Workshop

Quiz

Answers

Hour 2 Beginning At the End: A Walkthrough of the Finished Project

Working With a Completed Website

Previewing the Site in Your Browser

Setting Up a Website and Building Pages

Hyperlinks

Images

Tables

Styling the Content

Page Layout

Buttons

Behaviors

Frames and Layers

The Main Menu

Contact Forms

Flash and Silverlight Galleries

Exploring the Website in Expression Web 4

Keeping Your Pages Functional

Exercise

Hour 3 A Website Is Really Just Text: Build One in 5 Minutes

Creating a New Website

Creating Your First Web Page

Testing Your Web Page in Multiple Browsers

Superpreview: A Sneak Preview

Hour 4 Building a Home Page: A Look Behind the Curtain

Opening and Editing An Existing File Using Code View

Importing Styled Text From a Document

Cleaning Up Imported Text

Further Reading

Answer

Hour 5 Getting Connected With (Hyper) Links: The Cornerstone of the World Wide Web

Import a New Page and Create An Internal Hyperlink

Creating External Links and New Windows

Creating Internal Links Within Documents Using Bookmarks

Creating An Email Hyperlink

Exercise.

Hour 6 Getting Visual, Part 1: Adding Images and Graphics

Images on the Web: Three File Types for Three Uses

Importing and Inserting An Image

Create a New Folder and Import a New Image

Using Picture Properties to Change the Appearance of An Image

The General Tab

The Appearance Tab

Hour 7 Getting Visual, Part 2: Advanced Image Editing,Thumbnails, and Hotspots

Exploring the Pictures Toolbar

Using the Pictures Toolbar to Add and Change An Image

Creating Hotspots

Hour 8 Cracking the Code: Working in Code View

Tools in Code View

The Buttons of the Code View Toolbar and What They Do

Common Html Tags in the Toolbox

Using Code View As a Learning Tool

Dissecting Hyperlinks in Code View

Images in Code View

Unordered and Ordered Lists in Code View

Hour 9 Getting Boxed In, Part 1: Using Tables for Tabular Content

One-Minute History of Tables in Web Pages

Creating a Table From Scratch

Changing the Appearance of a Table

Creating Table Headings

Changing the Vertical Alignment of Cell Content

Adding Rows and Columns to the Table

Merging and Splitting Cells

Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns From the Table

Changing Row and Column Sizes

Using Table Properties to Change the Appearance of Your Table

Using Cell Properties to Change the Appearance of Your Cells

Using Autoformat to Quickly Change the Look of Your Tables

Hour 10 Bringing Style to Substance With Cascading Style Sheets

Css Sans Code

Creating Styles With a Click of Your Mouse.

Creating Inline Styles

Styling Small Selections

Setting the Font Family for the Entire Document

Styling Links (Also Known As Getting Rid of the Blue Underline)

Css Tools in Expression Web 4

The Quick Tag Tools

The Css Properties Panel

The Apply Styles Panel

The Manage Styles Panel

Using Various Css Tools to Apply and Change Styles

Hour 11 Getting Boxed In, Part 2: Knee Deep in Css

Css Classes-Because Not All Content Should Be Treated Equally

Create a Class and Apply It to the Content

Using Css Classes to Center An Image

Using Boxes to Separate Content

Creating a Div and Placing It Around Content

Introducing Id-Class'S Almost Identical Twin

Creating a Sidebar Using An Id

Using An Id to Center the Page

Creating Custom Styles Within Ids and Classes

Classes Within Classes: Micromanaging the Content

Using Classes to Control Ids

Pseudoclasses

Use Pseudoclasses to Style Links

Understanding the Box Model

Hour 12 Styling With Code: Fully Immersed in Css

Introducing Css: The Code Version

The Value of Separation

Understanding Inline Styles

Applying Classes to Tags in Code View

Using Divs and Spans to Separate Content

Rename Styles and Apply the Change to All Tags in a Page

Creating Divs in Code View

Creating External Style Sheets

Moving Styles to and From the External Style Sheet

Applying External Styles to a Page

Hour 13 Getting Visual, Part 3: Images As Design Elements With Css

Images As Backgrounds: A Crash Course

Use An Image As a Background With Css

The Background Attributes.

How Backgrounds Relate to the Content and the Page

Applying a Background Image to An Id

Background Images and the Box Model

Stacking Order Means You Can Pile Your Images

Using Images As List Bullets

Importing Adobe Photoshop Files

Hour 14 Harnessing the Power of Css Layouts

Starting With Pen and Paper

Build the Framework From Boxed Parts

Employing Css Reset

Updating the Id Names

Styling the Layout Boxes

Understanding Positioning

Position: Absolute

Position: Fixed

Position: Relative

Position: Static

Position: Inherit

Applying the Framework to Existing Pages

Apply the New Framework to the Page

Hour 15 Buttons, Buttons, Buttons

Buttons: A Brief Definition

Creating Interactive Buttons Using Expression Web 4

Make An Interactive Button

Saving and Editing Interactive Buttons

Creating Buttons From Scratch Using Css

Creating a Basic Box Button

Creating An Advanced Box Button With Images

Create Text-Free Buttons With Sliding Doors

Hour 16 Using Behaviors

Behaviors: An Introduction

Creating a Swap-Image Behavior

Modifying Behaviors

The Many Behaviors of Expression Web 4

Call Script

Change Property

Change Property Restore

Go to Url

Jump Menu

Jump Menu Go

Open Browser Window

Play Sound

Popup Message

Preload Images

Set Text

Hour 17 Frames and Layers

Frames: An Introduction

Editing Individual Frames

Making Framed Navigation

Creating and Modifying Inline Frames

Set Text of Frame Behavior.

Creating Advanced Functionality Using Layers

Creating a Layer

Set Text of Layer Behavior

Hour 18 Building a Functional Menu

Making the Basic Vertical Menu Exciting

The Horizontal Menu-Laying a List on Its Side

Pure Css Drop-Down Menus: A Clean Alternative

Step 1: Make a Menu List

Step 2: Styling the Main Menu

Step 3: Making the Drop-Down Menus Drop Down

Styling the Submenus to Make Them Stand Out

Hour 19 Dynamic Web Templates

Dynamic Web Templates

How Dynamic Web Templates Work

Understanding Dynamic Web Templates

Editable Regions Outside the Body

Editing Content Outside the Editable Regions in Individual Pages

Hour 20 Getting Interactive With Forms

Creating Forms in Expression Web 4

Making Use of Form Results

Other Uses for Form Results

Forms in Code View

Hour 21 Working With Flash and Silverlight

Flash: An Introduction

Adding the Tag for Full Cross-Browser Compatibility

Silverlight: An Introduction

Placing Silverlight Applications in Your Page

Bonus: Making the Galleries Your Own

Hour 22 Beyond the Basics, Part 1: Php in Expression Web 4

Php: An Introduction

Installing Php on Your Computer to Test Php Scripts

Creating An Email Form Using Php

Added Functionality

Hour 23 Test Twice, Publish Once: Professional Cross-Browser Testing With Superpreview

Snapshot: Instant Browser Previews Inside Expression Web 4.

Snapshot Functionality.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612849923

9781282849921

1282849921

9780132653398

0132653397

OCLC:

1027167433