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ProjectSeven and Expression Web

ProjectSeven has been a longtime provider of Dreamweaver Menus, CSS Templates, Widgets, Slide Shows, Tooltips, and More. None of these will work with Expression Web! Last night I was chatting with two friends, only one of whom uses DreamWeaver so she can take advantage of these helpful applications, and we decided to send an email to the folks at ProjectSeven to see if they would consider developing some or all of these for Expression Web. With the new extensibility model available with Expression Web 4, we hope they might be willing to consider this.

As a long time user of Eric Meyer’s CSS Sculptor for Expression Web which is no longer available and only works with the early versions of EW, I was particularly interested in CSS Page Builder Magic.

Enjoy equal height columns, round corners, shadows, the ability to customize the color of any element—without editing a single image!

The more I read about the program, the more I knew I WANTED it for Expression Web. The one program they do offer that does not require DreamWeaver is CSS Express Drop-Down Menus. This is one I have used quite often and recommend for those who may need a single level dropdown menu.

Visit the ProjectSeven site and take a look at all of the products they offer. Would you like to see them available for use with Expression Web? If after you have spent some time looking around and wishing as I did, take the time to write to the folks and see if they would be willing to develop some of those same extensions for Expression Web as they have for DreamWeaver. The email is support@projectseven.com.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook - SALE

Major Revision Sale - The Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook is in the process of a major revision with new material and updates to include the changes for the recently released Expression Web 4.0 SP1 and SP2. We are offering the current version for the lowest price ever! This is a not to be missed offer at $20.00 which is a discount of $9.00 from the regular price.

Purchasing the book now entitles you to life-time updates (as it always has) which includes the major revision once it is released. The revised edition will include new tutorials as well as three new templates. A new collection of Expression Web queries will also be included in the revised edition.

If you are ready to move your old outdated website to a new standards based one, now is the time to get started. You can download a 60 day trial version of Expression Web 4.0 and begin to bring your site up to current web standards. If you currently have a retail version of Expression Web 3.0 and you have not yet done so, you are entitled to a FREE upgrade to version 4.0. Only the retail versions qualify for the free upgrade.

BUY Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook for the lowest price ever $20.

Summer Flowers Site Template

The Summer Flowers Template is the latest offering from Expression Web Tutorials & Templates. It is a fixed width (800px) one column template that makes use of a rotating slide show for the masthead. The slide show was created using the latest Expression Web add-in from Ajatix, the Banner/Image Rotator. This template package will work in all versions of Expression Web as well as FrontPage 2003 and Sharepoint Designer 2007.

Screenshot Summer Flower Template

The Summer Flowers template package may be downloaded from Expression Web Tutorials and Templates along with instructions for its use. You must have the Banner/Image Rotator Add-in for Expression Web if you want to make changes to the banner images or you can substitute a single graphic image for the masthead background. Enjoy!

Expression Web 4 Tutorials 2nd Edition - from Install to Publish and More

REVISED JULY 27, 2011 to include changes and new features available with the release of Service Pack 1 & 2 for Expression Web 4.0.

My free EBook Expression Web 4 Tutorials 2nd Edition from Install to Publish and More has just been revised and updated with new content.It is available for download as a zipped pdf file. The EBook is a great resource for beginners and newbies to Expression Web 4.0

About the Author – Pat Geary
Expression Web 4.0
- What’s New
- Which Version Should I Get?
- Additional Resources
- Expression Web 4 Books and Videos NEW
- Service Packs for Expression Web NEW
  - Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  - Expression Web 4 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- User Interface – Changes to the User Interface
  - Site management
  - Task Panes now Panels
  - Include Page Option
  - Snapshot Panel
    - To activate Snapshot
    - SlapShot
  - SuperPreview
    - SuperPreview Resources NEW
- Installing Expression Studio 4
  - Licensing
  - Download Links
  - Installation
  - Activating Expression Studio
  - Installation and Activation Help NEW
- Setting Up Expression Web 4.0
  - HTML <!DOCTYPE> Declaration
    - To add or change the DocType declaration in an existing page
  - HTML 5 doctype and Intellisense NEW
    - Using the HTML5 Schema Configuration Add-In NEW
  - Tools > Page Editor Options > General Tab
    - Spelling
    - Cut and Paste Options
    - Code View Options
  - Tools > Page Editor Options > Code Formatting Tab
  - Tools > Page Editor Options > CSS Tab
    - Only reuse classes with the prefix style’ option
  - Tools > Page Editor Options > Authoring Tab
    - For New Documents:
    - EW 3.0 and 4.0 .htm bug
    - EW 4.0 .htm bug
    - Doctype and Secondary Schema
    - CSS Schema
  - Tools > Page Editor Options > Intellisense Tab
- Create New Website in Expression Web 4.0
  - Create a One Page Website
- Create a Blank Web Page
  - Create a Blank Web Page
  - Saving the Page
  - Create an External Style Sheet (CSS)
  - Attach the External Style Sheet to the Page
  - Summary
- Create a Webpage Layout in Expression Web
  - What is a <div> tag?
  - Create the Layout
    - Style the <body> tag
    - Add the Container
    - Add the masthead and style rules
    - Add the Top Navigation and style rules
    - Add and style the Columns
    - Add and style the Footer
  - Adding Meta Tags
  - Summary
- Adding Horizontal Top Navigation to Webpage Layout
  - Add and style the top menu
    - Create the menu list
    - To create or modify a hyperlink
    - Adding styles to the menu
  - Converting Your Menus to Include Pages
    - Creating the include page NEW
  - Navigation Resources
  - CSS Menu Resources
- Adding Vertical Navigation to Webpage Layout
  - Add and style the left side menu
    - Create the menu list
    - To create or modify a hyperlink
    - Adding styles to the menu
  - Converting Your Menus to Include Pages
  - Navigation Resources
  - CSS Menu Resources
- Validating Your Pages
  - Compatibility Checker on Status Bar
  - Status Bar
    - Compatibility Checker for Incompatible HTML
    - Invalid HTML Code
  - Additional Resources on Validation
- Creating Your Dynamic Web Template
  - What is a Dynamic Web Template?
  - Why it’s a good idea to use a DWT?
  - Creating a Dynamic Web Template – DWT
- What Is Search Engine Optimization – SEO? NEW SECTION
  - How Does Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Work?
  - Basic Search Engine Optimization Techniques
    - Page Titles
    - Meta Tag for description
    - Meta Tag for keywords
    - File Names
    - Heading Tags
    - Alt Attribute
    - Title Attribute
  - Content
  - Summary
- Using the Expression Web SEO Checker and Report NEW SECTION
  - What does the SEO Checker do?
  - What the SEO Checker Does Not Do
  - To generate an SEO report
    - To apply a filter to an SEO report
    - To remove a filter from an SEO report
    - Understanding the SEO Report
    - SEO panel buttons
  - Problems Details and Fixes SEO Reports
    - The anchor text contains values that provide no search benefit
    - The description for the page is missing
    - Hyperlinks that point to a directory should end in a slash (/)
    - The <meta name=”keywords”> tag contents are too short
    - The <title> tag contents are not unique within the site
    - The <img> or <area> tag does not have an ‘alt’ attribute with text
    - The <noscript> tag is missing
    - This page contains no <h1> tag
  - Summary
  - Additional SEO Resources
- Working with Images in Expression Web NEW SECTION
  - Importing Your Images
  - Inserting Images into a Web Page
    - About the Picture Properties Dialog Box
  - Using Auto thumbnail
    - Check doctype declaration
    - Set the Default Properties for thumbnails
- Working with Hyperlinks NEW SECTION
  - Anchor Tags
  - Bookmarks or Named Anchors (HTML anchors)
    - Add or Remove a Bookmark in Expression Web
    - To create a bookmark
    - To remove a bookmark
  - HTML Links – the target Attribute
  - Picture hyperlinks
  - To Create or modify a hyperlink
  - Useful Tips
  - Additional Resources
  - Changing the Appearance of Hyperlinks
    - Hyperlink states
    - CSS Pseudo-classes
    - To change the appearance of hyperlinks
    - Multiple Link Styles
  - Best Practices in Styling Hyperlinks
  - Additional Resources
- Publishing Your Web Site
  - To mark files that you do not want to publish
  - Publish Current File
  - Migrate Existing File Definitions to Expression Web
  - Publishing Your Website
- How to back up your local website on your hard drive
  - Back up your website using Expression Web 4.0
- Create and Style a Data Table
  - Create the Table
  - Style an Already Created Data Table
  - Points to Remember in Working with Tables
- Table2Clipboard and Expression Web
  - Downloading and Installing Table2Clipboard
  - Setting Table2Clipboard Options
    - Filter Attributes
  - Using Table2Clipboard
- Expression Web 4.0 Add-ins
  - What is an Expression Web Add-in?
  - How to install Add-ins?
  - Expression Web Free Add-ins
  - Expression Web Commercial Add-ins
The FREE EBook is available for download as a self-extracting zipped pdf file from the Microsoft Gallery.
You can also download Expression Web 4 Tutorials 2nd Edition – from Install to Publish and More as a zipped pdf file directly from Expression Web Tutorials and Templates.

New Site Templates

Cheryl Wise, owner of by-expression.com and a frequent contributor to the Expression Web and SuperPreview Forum, has added three new site templates for your use with Expression Web. They are:

Boy Scouts USA

Boy Scouts Site Template

Camp Escalante

Camp Esclante Site Template

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory Site Template

You can read more about each of the template packages and download any or all of the above templates from New Site Templates. You can check out all of Cheryl’s Templates. I would also suggest you check out her Basic Website Tutorial which is her most popular tutorial that walks you through creating a website from images and a Word doc through a completed page layout and the creation of DWT for additional pages.

The templates will work with all versions of Expression Web as well as FrontPage 2003 and Sharepoint Designer 2007.

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ProjectSeven and Expression Web

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook - SALE

Summer Flowers Site Template

Expression Web 4 Tutorials 2nd Edition - from Install to Publish and More

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