Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 Hours

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 20
 Introducing Expression Web 3......Page 24
  The Program Bar......Page 26
  The Menu Bar......Page 27
  Common and Other Toolbars......Page 28
  Code, Design, and Split View......Page 29
  Left and Right Panels......Page 31
  Status Bar......Page 33
 Changing and Customizing the Workspace......Page 34
 Introduction......Page 42
 Working with a Completed Website......Page 43
 Previewing the Site in Your Browser......Page 46
  Tables......Page 47
  Page Layout......Page 48
  Frames and Layers......Page 49
  Contact Forms......Page 50
  Flash and Silverlight Galleries......Page 51
 Exploring the Website in Expression Web 3......Page 52
 Keeping Your Pages Functional......Page 54
 Creating a New Website......Page 58
 Creating Your First Web Page......Page 61
 Testing Your Web Page in Multiple Browsers......Page 66
 SuperPreview: A Sneak Preview......Page 68
 Opening and Editing an Existing File Using Code View......Page 72
 Importing Styled Text from a Document......Page 76
 Cleaning Up Imported Text......Page 77
 Introduction......Page 84
 Import a New Page and Create an Internal Hyperlink......Page 85
 Creating External Links and New Windows......Page 91
 Creating Internal Links Within Documents Using Bookmarks......Page 93
 Creating an Email Hyperlink......Page 95
 Introduction......Page 100
 Images on the Web: Three File Types for Three Uses......Page 101
 Importing and Inserting an Image......Page 102
  Create a New Folder and Import a New Image......Page 103
  The General Tab......Page 106
  The Appearance Tab......Page 108
 Introduction......Page 114
 Exploring the Pictures Toolbar......Page 115
 Using the Pictures Toolbar to Add and Change an Image......Page 117
 Creating Hotspots......Page 124
 Introduction......Page 130
  The Buttons of the Code View Toolbar and What They Do......Page 131
  Common HTML Tags in the Toolbox......Page 134
  Dissecting Hyperlinks in Code View......Page 135
  Images in Code View......Page 138
  Unordered and Ordered Lists in Code View......Page 139
 Introduction......Page 146
 One-Minute History of Tables in Web Pages......Page 147
 Creating a Table from Scratch......Page 148
  Creating Table Headings......Page 149
  Changing the Vertical Alignment of Cell Content......Page 150
  Merging and Splitting Cells......Page 151
  Changing Row and Column Sizes......Page 152
  Using Table Properties to Change the Appearance of Your Table......Page 153
  Using Cell Properties to Change the Appearance of Your Cells......Page 155
  Using AutoFormat to Quickly Change the Look of Your Tables......Page 157
 Using the Table Layout Tool to Make Nonstandard Tables......Page 158
 Introduction......Page 164
  Creating Styles with a Click of Your Mouse......Page 166
  Creating Inline Styles......Page 169
  Styling Small Selections......Page 170
 Setting the Font Family for the Entire Document......Page 171
  Styling Links (a.k.a. Getting Rid of the Blue Underline)......Page 172
  The Quick Tag Tools......Page 175
  The CSS Properties Panel......Page 177
  The Manage Styles Panel......Page 178
  Using Various CSS Tools to Apply and Change Styles......Page 179
 Introduction......Page 184
  Create a Class and Apply It to the Content......Page 185
  Using CSS Classes to Center an Image......Page 186
  Using Boxes to Separate Content......Page 187
  Creating a Div and Placing It Around Content......Page 188
  Creating a Sidebar Using an ID......Page 190
  Using an ID to Center the Page......Page 191
  Creating Custom Styles Within IDs and Classes......Page 193
 Classes Within Classes: Micromanaging the Content......Page 194
 Pseudoclasses......Page 195
  Use Pseudoclasses to Style Links......Page 196
 Understanding the Box Model......Page 197
 Introduction......Page 202
 Introducing CSS: The Code Version......Page 203
  The Value of Separation......Page 205
  Understanding Inline Styles......Page 206
 Applying Classes to Tags in Code View......Page 208
  Using Divs and Spans to Separate Content......Page 209
  Rename Styles and Apply the Change to All Tags in a Page......Page 210
  Creating Divs in Code View......Page 211
 Creating External Style Sheets......Page 212
  Moving Styles to and from the External Style Sheet......Page 215
  Applying External Styles to a Page......Page 217
 Summary......Page 218
 Introduction......Page 222
  Use an Image as a Background with CSS......Page 223
  The Background Attributes......Page 224
  How Backgrounds Relate to the Content and the Page......Page 226
  Applying a Background Image to an ID......Page 227
  Background Images and the Box Model......Page 229
  Stacking Order Means You Can Pile Your Images......Page 231
 Using Images as List Bullets......Page 232
 Importing Adobe Photoshop Files......Page 234
 Introduction......Page 240
 Starting with Pen and Paper......Page 241
 Build the Framework from Boxed Parts......Page 242
  Employing CSS Reset......Page 243
  Updating the ID Names......Page 244
 Styling the Layout Boxes......Page 245
  position: absolute;......Page 248
  position: fixed;......Page 249
  position: relative;......Page 250
 Applying the Framework to Existing Pages......Page 251
 Apply the New Framework to the Page......Page 253
  Adding a Header Image and a Menu......Page 255
 Introduction......Page 262
  Make an Interactive Button......Page 263
  Saving and Editing Interactive Buttons......Page 266
  Creating a Basic Box Button......Page 267
  Creating an Advanced Box Button with Images......Page 269
  Create Text-Free Buttons with Sliding Doors......Page 272
 Behaviors: An Introduction......Page 278
 Creating a Swap-Image Behavior......Page 279
 Modifying Behaviors......Page 281
 The Many Behaviors of Expression Web 3......Page 283
  Change Property......Page 284
  Check Browser......Page 287
  Check Plug-In......Page 289
  Jump Menu......Page 291
  Jump Menu Go......Page 293
  Open Browser Window......Page 294
  Popup Message......Page 296
  Preload Images......Page 297
  Set Text......Page 298
 Introduction......Page 302
 Frames: An Introduction......Page 303
 Editing Individual Frames......Page 306
 Making Framed Navigation......Page 310
 Creating and Modifying Inline Frames......Page 311
 Set Text of Frame Behavior......Page 314
 Creating Advanced Functionality Using Layers......Page 316
  Creating a Layer......Page 317
  Set Text of Layer Behavior......Page 321
 Introduction......Page 326
 Making the Basic Vertical Menu Exciting......Page 327
 The Horizontal Menu—Laying a List on Its Side......Page 330
 Pure CSS Drop-Down Menus: A Clean Alternative......Page 331
  Step 1: Make a Menu List......Page 332
  Step 2: Styling the Main Menu......Page 333
  Step 3: Making the Drop-Down Menus Drop Down......Page 338
  Styling the Submenus to Make Them Stand Out......Page 340
 Introduction......Page 346
 Dynamic Web Templates......Page 347
  How Dynamic Web Templates Work......Page 351
 Understanding Dynamic Web Templates......Page 355
  Editable Regions Outside the Body......Page 359
  Editing Content Outside the Editable Regions in Individual Pages......Page 362
 Introduction......Page 366
 Creating Forms in Expression Web 3......Page 367
 Making Use of Form Results......Page 374
 Other Uses for Form Results......Page 379
 Forms in Code View......Page 380
 Introduction......Page 384
 Flash: An Introduction......Page 385
 Adding the  Tag for Full Cross-Browser Compatibility......Page 390
 Silverlight: An Introduction......Page 391
 Placing Silverlight Applications in Your Page......Page 392
 Bonus: Making the Galleries Your Own......Page 397
 Introduction......Page 402
 PHP: An Introduction......Page 403
 Installing PHP on Your Computer to Test PHP Scripts......Page 404
 Using PHP and HTML to Create a Contact Page......Page 407
 Creating an Email Form Using PHP......Page 409
  Added Functionality......Page 416
 Introduction......Page 422
 Snapshot—Instant Browser Previews Inside Expression Web 3......Page 423
  Snapshot Functionality......Page 424
 Using SuperPreview for Cross-Browser Testing......Page 426
 The Tools of SuperPreview......Page 428
  The Preview Panel(s)......Page 432
  The DOM Tree View......Page 433
 Identify, Diagnose, and Solve Cross-Browser Issues with SuperPreview......Page 434
  Troubleshooting and Fixing the Sidebar in Internet Explorer 7......Page 437
 Solve IE6 Problems by Telling Visitors to Upgrade Their Browsers......Page 438
 Introduction......Page 446
  The All-Important Domain Name......Page 447
 Six Different Publishing Options......Page 448
  File Transfer Protocol (FTP)......Page 450
  Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol (SFTP/SSH)......Page 451
  FrontPage Server Extensions......Page 452
  File System......Page 454
 Example: Publishing Content Using SFTP......Page 455
  Optimizing HTML......Page 457
  The Publishing Tab......Page 460
 Introduction......Page 464
 Getting a Jump Start by Using a Starter Kit......Page 465
 The ASP.NET Master Page......Page 467
 The Master Page in Code View......Page 469
 Content Pages in Code View......Page 472
 Getting Data from External Sources......Page 474
 Personalizing and Styling an ASP.NET Site......Page 478
  Creating the Main Menu......Page 484
  Create a Submenu......Page 485
  Adding and Managing Several Drop-Down Menus......Page 490
  Basing Drop-Down Menus on Layers and Behaviors Is a Double-Edged Sword......Page 492
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