Need answers quickly? Microsoft Expression Web 3 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Create Web sites using drag and drop controls Create Cascading Style Sheet layouts Insert Flash, Windows Media, and Photoshop content Write, edit, and optimize code and scripts Use IntelliSense to help reduce coding errors Preview and compare pages in multiple browsers Update Web sites for Windows Internet Explorer 8 Integrate media and Web applications using Microsoft Silverlight Create dynamic Web templates Create forms to gather online information Retrieve and present data from live RSS feeds Integrate data from databases or XML data Create dynamic Web content using ASP.NET technology Explore the capabilities of Microsoft Expression Studio Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: Workshops and related files Keyboard shortcuts Includes Workshops More than 500 of the Most Essential Expression Web Tasks  

Table of Contents:
Introduction    xv 1 Getting Started with Expression Web 3     1 Preparing to Install Expression Web 3     2 Installing Expression Web 3     3 Starting Expression Web 3     4 Viewing the Expression Web Window     5 Working with Toolbars     6 Using Panels     8 Viewing the Folder List     10 Creating a Simple Web Page     11 Saving a Web Page     12 Opening an Existing Web Page     13 Working with Views     14 Switching Between Pages and Views     16 Using Visual Aids     17 Getting Help While You Work     18 Getting Expression Web Updates on the Web     20 Closing a Web Page     21 Exiting Expression Web     22 2 Creating a Web Site     23 Planning a Web Site     24 Creating a Web Site Using a Template     25 Working with Template Content     26 Managing Template Content     28 Creating a One Page Web Site     30 Opening an Existing Web Site     32 Importing Web Content     34 Adding Pages to Your Web Site     36 Creating a Web Package     38 Saving a Web Site     39 Renaming a Web Site     40 Deleting a Web Site     41 Managing Site Lists     42 3 Working with Web Pages     43 Creating an HTML Page     44 Opening Web Pages from Within a Web     46 Navigating Web Pages     48 Displaying Web Pages in the HTML Format     49 Managing Web Pages     50 Setting the Home Page     52 Changing the Web Page Title     53 Changing Web Page Properties     54 Inserting Background Pictures and Watermarks     56 Changing Background Colors     58 Adding Background Sound     59 Setting Paper Size     60 Previewing Web Pages in Snapshot     61 Previewing Web Pages in a Browser     62 Displaying Web Pages in SuperPreview      64 Printing Web Pages     66 Creating a Page Template     68 Using a Dynamic Page Template      70 Creating a Master and Content Page      72 Saving a Web Page with Different Formats     74 Expression Web Formats     75 Animating Page Transitions     76 4 Working with Web Page Text     77 Entering Text in a Web Page     78 Selecting Text in a Web Page     79 Editing Text     80 Making Corrections     81 Inserting a Line or Paragraph Break     82 Moving and Copying Text     84 Setting Text Indention and Spacing     86 Setting Text Alignment     88 Inserting Symbols     89 Inserting Horizontal Lines     90 Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists     92 Creating Sublists     94 Applying Styles      95 Creating Heading and Definitions     96 Formatting Text     98 Adding Text Effects     100 Accessing More Colors     101 Finding and Replacing Text or Code     102 Finding and Replacing HTML Tags     104 Checking Spelling     106 Using Custom Dictionaries     108 Checking Spelling for Language     110 Checking Spelling as You Type     112 Finding the Right Words      113 Changing Default Text     114 Creating and Changing Font Families     115 Inserting Text from a File     116 5 Working with Web Page Graphics     117 Understanding Graphics     118 Changing Graphic Defaults      119 Inserting Graphics     120 Inserting Photoshop Graphics     122 Inserting a Graphic from a Scanner or Camera     124 Copying and Pasting Graphics from the Web     125 Selecting and Moving Graphics     126 Working with Graphics     127 Resizing and Resampling Graphics     128 Creating Thumbnails     130 Cropping Graphics     132 Rotating and Flipping Graphics     133 Changing Graphic Positioning     134 Changing Graphic Stacking Order     135 Working with Layers     136 Wrapping Text and Aligning Graphics     138 Adjusting Graphic Contrast and Brightness     140 Converting Graphic Color     142 Adding a Bevel to a Graphic     144 Adding Margins and Padding to Graphics     145 Applying Borders and Shading     146 Changing Graphic Formats     148 Changing the Way Graphics are Displayed     150 Restoring a Graphic     152 6 Working with Web Page Media     153 Inserting Flash Movies     154 Setting Flash Movie Properties     156 Inserting Windows Media     158 Setting Windows Media Properties     160 Working with Silverlight Media     162 Inserting Silverlight Media     163 Inserting Silverlight Videos     164 Inserting Deep Zoom Composer Images     165 Setting Security for ActiveX Controls     166 Running ActiveX Controls     167 Previewing and Playing Media     168 Previewing Silverlight Media     170 7 Adding Hyperlinks to Web Pages     171 Creating Bookmarks     172 Creating Hyperlinks Within a Web Page     174 Creating Hyperlinks to Files and Web Pages     176 Creating Hyperlinks to E-mail Addresses     178 Creating Target Hyperlinks     179 Editing Hyperlinks     180 Adding Hyperlinks to Graphics     182 Adding Graphic Hotspots     184 Highlighting Graphic Hotspots     185 Modifying Graphic Hotspots     186 Adding ScreenTips Hyperlinks     187 Working with Hyperlinks View     188 Verifying Hyperlinks     189 Repairing Broken Hyperlinks     190 8 Adding Interactive Behaviors     191 Inserting Interactive Buttons     192 Working with Interactive Buttons     194 Adding Behaviors to Elements     196 Modifying Behaviors     198 Going to Another Web Page     199 Creating a Jump Menu     200 Displaying Text Messages     202 Preloading and Swapping Images     204 Checking for Browsers and Plug-ins     206 Changing Element Properties     208 Opening Another Browser Window     210 Executing a Script     211 Playing a Sound     212 9 Adding Tables and Layout Tables     213 Creating a Layout Table     214 Drawing a Layout Table and Cells     216 Modifying a Layout Table     218 Creating a Table Using Microsoft Excel Data     219 Creating a Conventional Table     220 Entering Text in a Table     222 Converting Text to a Table     224 Filling a Table with Information     225 Creating Table Captions     226 Adding Cells, Rows, or Columns to Tables     228 Resizing Rows and Columns     229 Splitting and Merging Cells     230 Deleting Table Elements     232 Aligning Cell Contents     233 Changing Table Properties     234 Changing Cell Properties     236 Formatting a Table     238 Adding Color to a Table     240 Adding Images to Table     242 10 Adding Frames and Borders     243 Viewing a Frames Page     244 Creating a Frames Page Using a Template     245 Customizing a Frames Page Template     246 Inserting an Inline Frame     247 Adding Content to Frames     248 Changing Frame Properties     250 Saving Frames Pages     252 Targeting a Frame     254 Editing Frames Pages     255 Splitting Frames     256 Deleting a Frame     257 Show or Hide Border Frames     258 11 Gathering User Input Using Forms     259 Creating Forms     260 Setting Form Properties     262 Understanding Form Fields     263 Setting Form Tab Order     264 Inserting Labels     265 Inserting Text Boxes     266 Inserting Drop-Down Boxes     268 Inserting Group Boxes     269 Inserting Radio Buttons     270 Inserting Check Boxes     271 Inserting Buttons     272 Creating Picture Buttons     274 Inserting File Uploads     275 Saving Form Results to a File     276 Using a Custom Confirmation Page     277 Sending Form Results as E-Mail     278 Saving Form Results to a Custom Form Handler     280 Saving Form Results to a Database     282 Using Other Form Handlers     284 12 Creating Styles and Layouts with CSS     287 Working with HTML Code     288 Understanding CSS Styles and Layouts     289 Inserting Common HTML Tags     290 Using Tag Tools     292 Setting Tag Attributes     294 Using the Quick Tag Selector     295 Using the Quick Tag Editor     296 Using CSS Tools     297 Using IntelliSense     298 Creating Tag-based Styles     300 Creating Class-based Styles     301 Creating Inline Styles     302 Working with Styles     303 Creating and Attaching Style Sheets     304 Using Rulers and Grid     306 Setting Position Properties     307 Creating a CSS Layout Page     308 Creating Contextual Selectors     309 Creating a CSS Layout Page from Scratch     310 Checking for CSS Problems     312 Setting CSS Options     314 13 Working with Advanced Pages     315 Creating an ASP.NET Page     316 Using ASP.NET Controls     317 Inserting ASP.NET Controls     318 Inserting ASP.NET AJAX Controls     320 Using Custom ASP.NET Controls     321 Getting Started with PHP     322 Creating a PHP Page     323 Working with PHP Code     324 Inserting a PHP Script     326 Creating an XML Page     328 Creating a Data View     329 Working with Data in a Data View     330 Formatting Data in a Data View     332 Checking XML Pages     334 Adding RSS Feeds     336 Creating an ASP Page     337 14 Publishing and Managing a Web Site     339 Generating Reports for a Web Site     340 Saving or Copying a Web Site Report     342 Marking Site Files to Not Publish     344 Checking for Accessibility     345 Checking HTML Compatibility     346 Optimizing HTML Before Publishing     348 Changing Web Site Settings     350 Specifying a Remote Web Site     352 Managing Multiple Web Sites     354 Changing Publishing Options     355 Connecting a Remote Web Site     356 Publishing a Web Site     358 Publishing a Web Page     359 Updating a Web Site     360 Checking Publishing Status     362 Managing Files Shared by a Team     363 15 Customizing Expression Web     365 Changing General Options     366 Changing Startup Options     368 Configuring External Editors     369 Customizing Reports View     370 Customizing FTP Options     371 Setting General Page Editor Options     372 Setting Code Formatting Options     374 Changing Code Snippet Options     376 Setting Design View Formatting Options     377 Creating Custom Colors     378 Setting Default Font Options     380 Setting Ruler and Grid Options     381 Setting Byte Order Mark Options     382 Changing Plug-in Properties     384 16 Working with Expression Studio     385 Exploring Expression Design     386 Getting Started with Expression Design     387 Working with Expression Design     388 Exploring Expression Encoder     390 Working with Expression Encoder     392 Exploring Expression Blend     394 Working with Expression Blend     396 Adding Interactivity with Expression Blend     398 Getting Started with Deep Zoom Composer     399 Creating Deep Zoom Composer Images     400 New Features     401 Keyboard Shortcuts     405 Index     411