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Majestic Mountains Site Template Package

Patricia Geary — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:00:48 +0000

Check out the latest offering from Expression Web Tutorials & Templates, the Majestic Mountains Site Template Package which is based on one of the basic layouts offered by our sister site Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web.

Majestic Mountains Site Template Package

The template is a 1024px fixed width layout with two equal height columns. The package includes a DWT, external style sheet and all graphic images. Did I mention the template is FREE? The package is a complete website ready for you to add content and additional pages if needed. Current pages can be easily renamed. This is just one of the templates offered and all are Free for you to use.

Expression Web Site Templates

Patricia Geary — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:02:16 +0000

All versions of Expression Web come with a set of generic site templates packaged as Dynamic Web Templates or DWT’s for short. These can be found under Site > New Site >Templates in Expression Web 3 and under File > New > Web Site > Templates in Expression Web 1.0 and 2.0 It is possible to create and add your own templates to those generic ones. Tina Clarke has written a tutorial Register Custom Templates in Expression Web 3.0. with instructions on the process you will need to follow to create and add your own DWT’s. NOTE: The template packages will work with ALL versions of Expression Web.

Tina and I have been supporters of Eric Meyer’s CSS Sculptor for Expression Web since it was first released. We were sad to see it had been dropped by WebAssist. I have used it to produce some of the FREE templates I offer at Expression Web Tutorials & Templates.

Tina and I decided to combine forces to create a set of basic dynamic web site templates complete with external style sheet based on the CSS Sculptor layouts. The set of twelve templates have been tweaked and heavily commented for ease of use. Each set also contains a search box page and contact form page. Complete instructions for installing the templates within Expression Web and working with them are available from Expression Web 3.0 Site Templates.

The series of twelve templates are divided into four layout groupings:

One column with top navigation, header, and footer
Two column with left sidebar, top navigation, header, and footer
Two column right sidebar, top navigation, header, and footer
Three columns, left and right sidebar, top navigation

Within each of the layout groups you will find the following different types:

Fixed to 800px- Page and column widths are set with pixels and do not resize if the browser window or browser text size changes.
Fixed to 1024px- Page and column widths are set with pixels and do not resize if the browser window or browser text size changes.
Liquid – Page and column widths are set with percentages which allows them to resize when the browser window changes with the exception of the three column templates which has the left and right side columns set in pixel widths.

Did I mention that all of this is FREE! The site templates can be viewed and downloaded from Expression Web 3.0 Site Templates. They are packaged in groups of three and will work with ALL versions of Expression Web.

Also available on the site are tutorials on the following topics:

Download and install the template packages, one or all of them, then create a site with one of them. If you take the time to study the style sheets which are heavily commented and the xhtml code which is also commented, it will help you to learn css. Read the instructions for editing the style sheets to change the “look” of the site.

Download one or all of the Expression Web Site Templates. Once you have tweaked the basic layout with your own colors and graphics, if you send us the url of your site we will add some examples of what can be done with the templates. After you have had a chance to work with the templates, Tina and I would love to hear your comments. You can leave them on the Comments section of this post or our Contact Page. Please feel free to also ask questions.

Updated April 2010: If you are using either FrontPage 2003 or the Free Sharepoint Designer 2007, these site templates will also work with your program. Just follow the instructions on how to add them to your program files.

Merry Christmas Gift

Patricia Geary — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:02:33 +0000

Merry Christmas from Expression Web Tutorials & Templates. Pictured below is just one of the F REE templates available to readers of this blog and my Expression Web site. I have enjoyed working with many of you throughout the year.

Clicking on the image will take you to the site where you can read all the details and download the template package.

Soccer DWT from Expression Web Tutorials & Templates

Patricia Geary — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:28:27 +0000

The newest Dynamic Web Template package from Expression Web Tutorials and Templates is the Soccer DWT which is available in both a red and green color scheme. The templates use a two column liquid layout with maximum width specified of 1400px which can easily be changed within the external style sheet.

Click thumbnail to view template.

You can download the Soccer DWT and all supporting files at Expression Web Tutorials and Templates.

Springtime DWT

Patricia Geary — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:40:16 +0000

Screenshot Springtime Dynamic Web Template.

The newest Dynamic Web Template package from Expression Web Tutorials and Templates is the Springtime DWT which was created using one of the layouts from Eric Meyer’s CSS Sculptor for Expression Web. This template also makes us of the dropdown menu from Project Seven CSS Express Menu. The template uses a one column liquid layout with maximum width specified of 1024px.

You can download the Springtime DWT and all supporting files at Expression Web Tutorials and Templates.

Woodland Stream Expression Web DWT

Patricia Geary — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:14:20 +0000

The latest offering in the series of Expression Web DWT’s from Expression Web Tutorials & Templates includes a two in one package. Both the one and two column templates are included along with all supporting files and images.

The templates are in a personal web package and Expression Web is required.

The templates may be downloaded from Expression Web Tutorials & Templates along with instructions on how to use them.

Pat Geary, Microsoft MVP - Expression Web
Expression Web Tutorials & Templates