Do more with Microsoft Expression Web 4 SP2—in less time!   This is the world’s most expert, complete, and practical guide to succeeding with Expression Web 4 SP2! Microsoft insider Jim Cheshire presents today’s best solutions for everything you need to do with Expression Web 4 SP2 and its brand-new HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery tools!. Create, edit, and manage content… implement leading-edge designs… integrate dynamic content… add powerful features with no custom coding… leverage SP2’s latest time-saving features…do the job right, and do it fast!   “In the trenches” solutions, big-picture insights, real examples, time-saving shortcuts Boost productivity with custom workspaces, Snapshot & Snippet panels, Universal Commenting, and other SP2 improvements Optimize every phase of development, from site creation through reporting Use Expression Web 4 features together to solve real web design problems and achieve real business goals Build HTML5/CSS3 standards-compliant sites that work properly in any modern browser Learn high-efficiency techniques for using tables, forms, and QuickTags Add more dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers Differentiate your site with dynamic components and client-side JavaScript Use ASP.NET’s simple tools to display, edit, and manage data without custom code Develop accessible, Section 508- or WCAG-compliant sites Efficiently test sites and apps with SP2’s enhanced SuperPreview and remote browsing Easily password-protect content with ASP.NET Login controls and membership features Leverage Expression Web’s updated PHP 5.3 support, including module IntelliSense and “Open as PHP” Efficiently troubleshoot any site development problem  Register your book at www.quepublishing.com/title/9780789749192 to get the entire book in searchable PDF format, including all examples and sample files, plus a bonus four-chapter mini book on creating add-ins with JavaScript and HTML!  

Table of Contents:
Introduction   Who Should Use This Book? 1 Why Use Expression Web? 1 How This Book Is Organized 2     Special Elements 3   I An Overview   1 An Overview of Expression Web 4 5 The Expression Web Interface 5     Panels 5     The Folder List 7     The Design Surface 8     The Status Bar 9 Working with Sites 9     Creating Sites 9     Site Reports 10     Publishing Sites 10 Tools for Creating Pages 11     Dynamic Web Templates 11     Find and Replace 11     Editing Tag Properties 12     Quick Tag Tools 13 Powerful CSS Tools 13     Style Builder 13     Manage Styles Panel 14     Apply Styles Panel 14 Site Optimization 16     Accessibility Checker 16     Compatibility Checker 16     SEO Checker 17     SuperPreview 17     CSS Reports 17 Scripting and Dynamic Content 18     Interactive Buttons 19     Behaviors 19     Layers 19     Photoshop Content 21     Deep Zoom Images 21     Video 21 ASP.NET Controls 22 PHP Support 22 Data Access Features 23 Creating Add-Ins 23   II Creating Content in Expression Web 4   2 Creating, Opening, and Importing Sites 25 What Is a Site? 25 How Expression Web Maintains a Site 25 Sites and Subsites 27 Site Templates 27 Types of Sites 29     Disk-Based Sites 29     FTP Sites 32     HTTP Sites 35 Importing Sites with the Import Site Wizard 38     Choosing an Import Method 38     Specifying a Destination Web Location 44     Finishing the Site Import Process 44 Deciding on a Site Type 45   3 Creating Pages and Basic Page Editing 47 Creating Pages 47     General Page 47     ASP.NET Pages 49     CSS Layouts 50     Style Sheets 50     Frames Pages 51 Importing Files 51 Formatting Text 52     How Expression Web Formats Text 52     Font Families 54     Font Sizes 55 Creating Hyperlinks 55     Targeting Hyperlinks 56     Hyperlink Parameters 56     HTML Bookmarks 57     Hyperlink Screentips 58 Spell-Checking 59 Configuring Page Properties 60     General Tab 60     Formatting Tab 61     Advanced Tab 61     Custom Tab 62     Language Tab 63 Using Code Snippets 63 Configuring File Editors 65 Making the Most of Code Snippets 68   4 Using Page Views 69 Introduction to Page Views 69 Working in Design View 70     Visual Aids 70     Ruler and Grid 74     Tracing Images 76     Adjusting Page Size 78 Working in Code View 79     Customizing Code Formatting 81     Quick Tag Tools 83     IntelliSense 83     Context Menu 84     Bookmarks 84 Working in Split View 85 Taking Advantage of Page Views 86   5 Using Tables 87 The Origin of Tables 87 The Makeup of an HTML Table Tag 88     The align Attribute 88     Table Borders 90     The cellpadding Attribute 91     The cellspacing Attribute 92     The frame Attribute 93 Rows, Columns, and Cells 93     The colspan and rowspan Attributes 94     Aligning Content in Cells 95     middle 95 Tables in Expression Web 96     Inserting Tables 97     Customizing Tables 97 Designing for Multiple Resolutions Using Tables 106   6 Using Frames 109 Using Frames in Sites 109     When to Use Frames 109     When Not to Use Frames 110 Creating Frames Pages 110 Configuring Frames 112     Splitting Frames 113     Deleting Frames 114 Creating Alternative Content 114 Targeting Frames 115 Adding and Configuring Inline Frames 117 Tips for Frames 119     Frame Borders 119     Resizable Frames 120     Breaking Out of a Frameset 121   7 Editing Tag Properties 123 An Introduction to Tag Properties 123 Understanding the Tag Properties Panel 123 Viewing Tag Properties with the Tag Properties Panel 126 Setting Tag Attributes with the Tag Properties Panel 128     Creating a Page 128     Setting Tag Properties 128 Using Events with the Tag Properties Panel 130 Tag Properties and Web Standards 131   8 Using the Quick Tag Tools 133 Introduction to the Quick Tag Tools 133 Locating and Selecting Elements Using the Quick Tag Selector 134 Editing Page Content Using the Quick Tag Editor 136     Editing a Tag 137     Removing a Tag 138     Inserting HTML 140     Wrapping a Tag 141     Controlling Positioning 142     Editing Tag Properties 142 When to Use the Quick Tag Editor 142   9 Using Graphics and Multimedia 145 Web Image Formats 145     The GIF Format 145     The JPEG Format 146     The PNG Format 146 Inserting Images 146 Formatting Images 148     Resizing Images 148     Changing Picture Properties 149 Converting Images 151 Creating Image Thumbnails 153     Configuring Auto Thumbnails 155 Creating Image Maps 156 Inserting Multimedia 157     Inserting Flash Movies 157     Inserting Silverlight Applications 159     Inserting Silverlight Video 160     Inserting Deep Zoom Images 161     Inserting Windows Media 163 Importing Adobe Photoshop Files 167 Page Transitions 168 Serving Video 169   10 Using Find and Replace 171 An Introduction to Find and Replace 171 Finding and Replacing Text 172     Using Regular Expressions 172     Finding Text 173     Replacing Text 176 Using HTML Rules in Find and Replace 179 Finding and Replacing HTML Tags 181 Saving Queries 182 Editing and Removing Recent Searches 183   11 Configuring Page Editor Options 187 Accessing Page Editor Options 187 Exploring Page Editor Options 187     The General Tab 187     AutoThumbnail Tab 191     Default Fonts Tab 191     Code Formatting Tab 191     CSS Tab 191     Color Coding Tab 193     Authoring Tab 193     Picture Tab 195     Code Snippets Tab 195     Ruler and Grid Tab 195     IntelliSense Tab 197     Font Families Tab 197 Experiment to Learn More 199   12 Maintaining Compatibility and Accessibility 201 An Introduction to Accessibility 201 Designing for Accessibility 202     Accessible Hyperlinks 202     Accessible Tables 203     Accessible Frames 204     Other Accessibility Considerations 204 Using the Accessibility Checker 205     Checking Accessibility 205 Working with the Accessibility Panel 206 Generating Accessibility Reports 208 Designing for Compatibility 209 What Is Browser Compatibility? 209 Compatibility Features in Expression Web 210     Identifying Code Problems 210     Marking Invalid Code 213     Using Reports to Find Problems 214 Seeing Color 216   13 Using SuperPreview 217 An Overview of SuperPreview 217     SuperPreview 217 How SuperPreview Generates a Preview 218 The SuperPreview Interface 220     Pointer Modes 220     DOM Highlighting 220     UI Helpers 220     Layout Modes 221     Preview URL 221     Baseline and Comparison Browser Selectors 222     DOM Tab 222     Browser Size Drop-Down 224 Using SuperPreview to Preview Layout 224     Setting Up the Previews 224     Generating Previews 225     Fixing Rendering Problems 225 Using the Snapshot Panel 229 Using Remote Browsers 230 Building Layouts with SuperPreview 232   III Publishing and Managing Websites   14 Publishing a Site 235 What Is Publishing? 235 Server Options for Publishing 236     FTP 236     FrontPage Server Extensions 237     WebDAV 239     File System 240 Publishing Content 241     Configuring a Publishing Destination and Publishing a Site 241     Publishing Selected Files and Synchronizing Files 244     Optimizing HTML During Publishing 244     Troubleshooting HTTP Publishing 246 Hosting Your Site 253   15 Site Management and Reporting 255 Site Settings 255     General Tab 255     Preview Tab 256     Advanced Tab 257     Publishing Tab 258 Site Reports 259     Configuring Reports 261     Saving Reports 263 Using SEO Reports to Increase Traffic 263   16 Using Personal Web Packages 267 What Are Web Packages? 267 Creating a Web Package 267 Importing a Web Package 270 Capitalizing on Web Packages 272   IV Using CSS in Expression Web 4   17 Creating Style Sheets 273 An Introduction to CSS 273 The Purpose of CSS 274 How CSS Is Applied to Pages 277     External Style Sheets 277     Embedded Style Sheets 277     Inline Styles 278 Formatting Content with CSS 278 Positioning Content with CSS 284 CSS Classes 287     Basic Application of a CSS Class 287     Applying Multiple CSS Classes 289     Pseudo-Classes 290     Pseudo-Elements 291 Centering a DIV with CSS 292   18 Managing CSS Styles 293 Expression Web’s CSS Tools 293     Apply Styles Panel 293     Manage Styles Panel 293     Link Style Sheet Dialog 295     CSS Properties Panel 295     CSS Reports 296     Style Builder 297 Working with Styles 298     Using the Manage Styles Panel 299     Using the Apply Styles Panel 304     Using the CSS Properties Panel 307     Using the Style Builder 310     Using the Attach Style Sheet and Link Style Sheet Dialogs 312 CSS Reports 313     Checking for CSS Errors 313     Checking CSS Usage 315 Arranging CSS Styles 315   V Scripting, DHTML, and Other Dynamic Content   19 Using Dynamic Web Templates 317 An Introduction to Dynamic Web Templates 317 Creating a Dynamic Web Template 318     Creating a Page Layout 319     Adding Editable Regions 319 Attaching a Dynamic Web Template 322     Attaching to an Existing Page 322     Attaching to a New Page 324 Updating a Site with Dynamic Web Templates 324     Modifying a Dynamic Web Template 324     Modifying an Attached Page in Code View 325 Managing Editable Regions 327     Adding a New Editable Region 327     Renaming an Existing Editable Region 328     Resolving Mismatched Editable Regions 329 Detaching a Dynamic Web Template 330 Under the Hood 331   20 Using Interactive Buttons 333 Overview of Interactive Buttons 333 Inserting and Configuring Interactive Buttons 334     The Button Tab 334     The Font Tab 335     The Image Tab 337 Saving an Interactive Button 339 Editing an Interactive Button 340 Practical Uses for Interactive Buttons 341   21 Using Behaviors 343 Understanding and Working with Behaviors 343     Using the Behaviors Panel 343     How Behaviors Work 344     Adding Behaviors Within a Paragraph 344 Expression Web Behaviors 345     The Call Script Behavior 345     The Change Property Behavior 346     The Change Property Restore Behavior 349     The Go To URL Behavior 349     The Jump Menu Behavior 350     The Jump Menu Go Behavior 350     The Open Browser Window Behavior 351     The Play Sound Behavior 352     The Popup Message Behavior 353     The Preload Images Behavior 353     The Set Text Behavior 354     The Swap Image Behavior 357     The Swap Image Restore Behavior 357 When to Use Behaviors 358   22 Client Scripting 359 A History of Browser Scripting 359 JavaScript Basics 361     Adding JavaScript to a Page 361     Linking to an External Script File 362     Adding Inline JavaScript 363 The Document Object Model 363     The window Object 364     The document Object 365 Writing Simple Scripts 366     Showing and Hiding Page Elements 366     Accessing and Changing Attributes 371     Form Field Validation 373 Debugging 377   23 Using Layers 379 Introduction to Layers 379 Inserting and Configuring Layers 380     Adding Content to a Layer 381     Resizing a Layer 382     Creating and Working with Child Layers 383 Positioning Layers 386 Setting Layer Properties with Behaviors 387     Setting the Visibility of Layers 387     Adding Layer Interactivity 388 Z-Order Anomalies 393   24 Using Form Controls 395 Understanding HTML Forms 395 Using Form Controls in Expression Web 396 Creating a Form 397 Saving Form Results to a File or Email 400     File Results Tab 401     Email Results Tab 402     Confirmation Page Tab 404     Saved Fields Tab 406 Saving Form Results to a Database 407     Updating a Database with New Fields 409 Hidden Form Fields 410   VI ASP.NET and PHP Development   25 Using Standard ASP.NET Controls 411 ASP.NET: A Brief Introduction 411 Creating ASP.NET Pages 412 The Basics of ASP.NET Controls 414     Understanding Control Properties 415 An Overview of the Standard ASP.NET Controls 419 The AdRotator Control 420     Creating a Simple AdRotator Page 422     Creating the Advertisement File 422 The Calendar Control 426     Formatting the Calendar Control 426     Calendar Control Properties 427 The Wizard Control 431     Wizard Steps 431     Creating a Simple Wizard 432 Making ASP.NET Work for You 439 Formatting with Styles 439   26 Using ASP.NET Navigation Controls 441 Overview of Navigation Systems 441 Creating a Sitemap File 443 Using the ASP.NET Menu Control 444     Creating a Test Site 445     Adding a Menu Control 446     Formatting the Menu Control 448 Using the ASP.NET TreeView Control 451     Formatting the TreeView Control 453 Using the ASP.NET SiteMapPath Control 457     Formatting the SiteMapPath Control 458 Improving Navigation with Master Pages 459   27 Using ASP.NET Master Pages and User Controls 461 The Need for a Common Layout 461 The Master Page 461 The Content Page 464 Developing a Master Page Site 467     Creating the Master Page 467     Creating the Content Page 473 Extend Reusability with ASP.NET User Controls 475   28 Developing a Login System Using ASP.NET 477 Website Login Systems 477 Overview of ASP.NET Login Controls 478     The Login Control 478     LoginStatus Control 482     LoginName Control 482     ChangePassword Control 482     PasswordRecovery Control 487     CreateUserWizard Control 488     LoginView Control 489 Creating a Login Solution 491     Configuring the Website (IIS 5 or IIS 6) 492     Configuring the Website (IIS 7.x) 494     Configuring the Website (Microsoft Expression Development Server) 502     Creating the Web Pages 504 Using Web Deploy to Publish a Membership Database 507   29 Form Validation Using ASP.NET 511 The Need for Form Validation 511     The ASP.NET Validation Controls 511     Common Properties 513     Creating a Validated Form 515 Validation Groups 521   30 Using ASP.NET Web Parts 523 An Introduction to Web Parts 523 Creating ASP.NET User Controls 524 Web Parts Controls in the Toolbox 525 Creating a Web Parts Page 526 Web Parts Page Display Modes 529     Creating a User Control That Sets the Display Mode 530     Adding Code to Change the Display Mode 531 The Web Parts Catalog 534 Editing Web Parts Controls 537   31 Using ASP.NET Ajax 541 What Is Ajax? 541 Microsoft’s ASP.NET Ajax 541     Client-Side Ajax 542     Server-Side Ajax 542     Microsoft Ajax Control Toolkit 543 Adding Ajax Functionality to a Web Form 543     Creating a Site and Page 543     Adding Server-Side Code 545     Adding a ScriptManager Control 546     Adding an UpdatePanel Control 548 Using Client-Side Ajax 549     Adding a to the Web Form 549     Creating the Client Library 549     Adding the Client Script to the ScriptManager Control 550   32 Using PHP 553 An Introduction to PHP 553     PHP Syntax 553 Installing PHP 557     Installing IIS 7 and FastCGI 557     Installing PHP 559     Configuring the Microsoft Expression Development Server for PHP 560     Enabling PHP for IIS Using FastCGI 561 Creating PHP Pages 562     Previewing the Page 563 PHP in Design View 566 PHP in Code View 568     PHP Syntax Highlighting 568     Using IntelliSense with PHP 568     Setting PHP-Specific IntelliSense Options 570 PHP Script Options 572     Form Variable 572     URL Variable 573     Session Variable 573     Cookie Variable 574     Include Once 574     Code Block 575     Comment 576 Displaying PHP Information 577   33 Using the Microsoft Expression Development Server 579 Introduction to the Microsoft Expression Development Server 579 How to Use the Microsoft Expression Development Server 581 Limitations of the Microsoft Expression Development Server 583     Process Identity 583     No Remote Access 584     No Support for ASP Pages 584 Starting the Microsoft Expression Development Server from the Command Prompt 585   VII Managing Data with ASP.NET   34 Displaying and Editing Database Data with ASP.NET 587 A History of Data Access 587 Data Access Technologies in Expression Web 588 ASP.NET and Other Web Application Platforms 588     ASP.NET Data Source Controls 589     AccessDataSource Control 589     SqlDataSource Control 591     SiteMapDataSource Control 591     XmlDataSource Control 592 Displaying Data with ASP.NET 592     Displaying Data in Tabular Form 592     Sorting the GridView 595 Editing Data with ASP.NET 597     Configuring the Data Source 597     Configuring the GridView 598     Testing the Page 599 Creating a Master/Detail View 600     Creating the Master View 600     Creating the Detail View 601   35 Sending Email Using ASP.NET 605 A Typical Contact Form 605 Creating the Contact Form 606 Adding and Configuring ASP.NET Validation Controls 608     Adding the Validation Controls 608 Writing ASP.NET Code to Send Email 611 Displaying a Confirmation Page 613   VIII Creating Add-Ins Using JavaScript and HTML (Online Only)   36 Expression Web 4 Add-in Basics 615 Add-ins in Expression Web 615 Expression Web 4 JavaScript Add-ins 616 The Makeup of Expression Web Addins 616 XML Basics 617 General Manifest Elements and Attributes 618     src (optional) 618     legacy (optional) 619     developer (optional) 619     navigationallowed (optional) 619      (required) 620      (optional) 620      (optional) 620      (optional) 621      (optional) 621      (optional) 621      (optional) 621      (optional) 622 Commands and Dialog Boxes 622     id (required) 622     filetype (optional) 622     onclick (optional) 623 Menus and Toolbars 624      (optional) 624      (optional) 626 Panels 627      (optional) 628 Menu and Command Bar Reference 630     Menus 631     Toolbars 650   37 Creating and Manipulating an Add-in User Interface 661 Planning an Add-in 661 Creating the Manifest with the Add-in Builder 662     Creating the Manifest 662     Editing the Manifest 667 Creating the User Interfaces 667     Creating a Custom Page Size for Panels 668     Creating the Panel’s Interface 669     Creating the Options Dialog Interface 672 Adding Functionality with JavaScript 673     JavaScript for panel.htm 673     JavaScript for options.htm 679     The Set Page Title Dialog 680 Accessing Managed Classes from JavaScript 682     Creating a Managed Class 683     Editing the Add-in Manifest to Load the Managed Class 686     Calling the Managed Class 687 Summary 687