Introduction
How You’ll Learn
Welcome to Microsoft Expression Web On Demand, a visual quick reference book that shows you how to work efficiently with Expression Web. This book provides complete coverage of basic to advanced Expression Web skills.
How This Book Works
You don’t have to read this book in any particular order. We’ve designed the book so that you can jump in, get the information you need, and jump out. However, the book does follow a logical progression from simple tasks to more complex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facing pages, which lets you focus on a single task without having to turn the page. To find the information that you need, just look up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn to the page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illustrations in the right column, and you’re done.
What Happen to FrontPage?
Microsoft Expression Web is not an upgrade to Microsoft FrontPage. It’s new Web Development software designed to deliver standards-compliant Web sites yet still maintain the ease of use found in FrontPage. If you built a Web site using FrontPage, you can open it using Expression Web. However, there may be migration issues because FrontPage uses some nonstandard tools.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Most menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such as Ctrl+P, as a quicker alternative to using the mouse. A complete list of keyboard shortcuts is available in the back of this book and on the Web at www.perspection.com.
Step-by-Step Instructions
This book provides concise step-by-step instructions that show you “how” to accomplish a task. Each set of instructions include illustrations that directly correspond to the easy-to-read steps. Also included in the text are timesavers, tables, and sidebars to help you work more efficiently or to teach you more in-depth information. A “Did You Know?” provides tips and techniques to help you work smarter, while a “See Also” leads you to other parts of the book containing related information about the task.
Real World Examples
This book uses real world examples files to give you a context in which to use the task. By using the example files, you won’t waste time looking for or creating sample files. You get a start file and a result file, so you can compare your work. Not every topic needs an example file, such as changing options, so we provide a complete list of the example files used through out the book. The example files that you need for project tasks along with a complete file list are available on the Web at www.perspection.com.
Workshop
This book shows you how to put together the individual step-by-step tasks into indepth projects with the Workshop. You start each project with a sample file, work through the steps, and then compare your results with project results file at the end. The Workshop projects and associated files are available on the Web at www.perspection.com.
Get More on the Web
In addition to the information in this book, you can also get more information on the Web to help you get up to speed faster with Expression Web. Some of the information includes:
More Content
- Photographs. Download photographs and other graphics to use in your Web pages.
- More Content. Download new content developed after publication.
You can access these additional resources on the Web at www.perspection.com.
Get Updates
Like any software, it continues to change and get better with updates and patches, so it’s important to regularly check the Microsoft Expression Web site at www.microsoft.com/products/expression/.
Expression Studio
Expression Web is part of the Microsoft Expression Studio, which includes Expression Design, Blend, and Media. Expression Design is a professional illustration and graphic design tool that lets you build compelling elements for both Web and desktop application user interfaces. Expression Blend is the professional design tool to create engaging, Web-connected, user experiences for Windows. Expression Media is a professional asset management tool to visually catalog and organize all your digital assets for effortless retrieval and presentation.
