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Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Expression® Web 2

by Jim Cheshire

Publisher: Que

Pub Date: March 31, 2008

Print ISBN-10: 0-7897-3784-1

Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3784-7

Web ISBN-10: 0-7686-8234-7

Web ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-8234-2

Pages: 792

Slots: 1.0

Table of Contents

• Index

Overview

This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.

Special Edition Using Microsoft® Expression® Web 2

The only EXPRESSION WEB 2 book you need

The successor to the best-selling book on the first release of Microsoft Expression Web, this book provides comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Expression Web 2. You'll learn the basics of Web design and Expression Web 2 and gain valuable insight into Expression Web 2's advanced features, such as ASP.NET and PHP development. If you're interested in learning how to design standards-compliant Web sites using Expression Web 2, this is the only book you need.

• Create standards-compliant Web sites with Expression Web 2 that work consistently in all browsers.

• Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web 2.

• Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX without writing any code.

• Learn how to use the new PHP features available in Expression Web 2.

• Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers.

• Design your Web site for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance.

"Expression Web was built to help web authors create standards-based and standards-compliant web sites. Jim Cheshire has a broad understanding of those standards and a deep appreciation of Expression Web. Put the two together and you've got a guide that helps you understand and build sites that meet the challenges of modern Web design."

—Steven Guttman,

Product Unit Manager,

Expression Web

Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software, a freeware software company and technology review site, and is the author of several books on Web development and ASP.NET. Jim has been heavily involved in Web development for more than a decade and has operated and designed many Web sites during that time. He's been featured in numerous publications, including MSDN Magazine and PC Magazine. Jim previously worked on the FrontPage team at Microsoft and currently is an escalation engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams.

Category: Web Development

Covers Microsoft Expression Web 2

User Level Beginning—Advanced

On the CD-ROM

• Sample files from the author

• FREE! full version of Logo Creator (retail value of $39.95)

• FREE! full version of DHTML Menu Builder Lite (retail value of $25)

• Electronic version of this book in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF)

Cover image: Digital Vision Photography/Veer Inc.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Special Edition Using Microsoft® Expression® Web 2

The only EXPRESSION WEB 2 book you need

The successor to the best-selling book on the first release of Microsoft Expression Web, this book provides comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Expression Web 2. You’ll learn the basics of Web design and Expression Web 2 and gain valuable insight into Expression Web 2’s advanced features, such as ASP.NET and PHP development. If you’re interested in learning how to design standards-compliant Web sites using Expression Web 2, this is the only book you need.

• Create standards-compliant Web sites with Expression Web 2 that work consistently in all browsers.

• Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web 2.

• Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET and ASP.NET AJAX without writing any code.

• Learn how to use the new PHP features available in Expression Web 2.

• Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers.

• Design your Web site for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance.

“Expression Web was built to help web authors create standards-based and standards-compliant web sites. Jim Cheshire has a broad understanding of those standards and a deep appreciation of Expression Web. Put the two together and you’ve got a guide that helps you understand and build sites that meet the challenges of modern Web design.”

—Steven Guttman,

Product Unit Manager,

Expression Web

Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software, a freeware software company and technology review site, and is the author of several books on Web development and ASP.NET. Jim has been heavily involved in Web development for more than a decade and has operated and designed many Web sites during that time. He’s been featured in numerous publications, including MSDN Magazine and PC Magazine. Jim previously worked on the FrontPage team at Microsoft and currently is an escalation engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams.

Category: Web Development

Covers Microsoft Expression Web 2

User Level Beginning—Advanced

On the CD-ROM

• Sample files from the author

• FREE! full version of Logo Creator (retail value of $39.95)

• FREE! full version of DHTML Menu Builder Lite (retail value of $25)

• Electronic version of this book in Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF)

Cover image: Digital Vision Photography/Veer Inc.

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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness')

Average Customer Rating:

based on 18 reviews.

Great!, 2009-05-22

Reviewer rating:

I am a web designer beginner, but this book send me many steps higher up.

Best book on EW2 I've seen, 2009-05-21

Reviewer rating:

This is a well-organized and well written book on EW 2. There aren't many on the new version and the versions differ enough to need a new book.

I've purchased two others and I've found all I really needed was this one. The included CD is also very useful - nice to not have to go and download the files the book references. Plus some decent software.

In short - it's the only book I needed on the subject. Thanks.

Special Edition Expression Web, 2009-03-23

Reviewer rating:

I was expecting a couple of disks with this special edition, it only came with one. The book is everything as promised but if you are buying the Special Edition to get the extra disks, they aren't there.

Loved it. , 2009-02-04

Reviewer rating:

I fall into the category of "more experienced reader" and would agree that a total beginner may not do well with this book. However, that DOES NOT make it a bad book. On the contrary, this is a GREAT book for those that know their way around the technologies involved.

I liked Jim Cheshire's writing style. I thought the book flowed quite nicely and personally appreciated the lack of hand-holding. I read it from cover to cover and know that I will also be referring back to it from time to time.

The author includes a TON of extras (tips, resources etc.) that are worth bookmarking until the time comes when you need them.

The next time I need a technical manual or reference book I will certainly look to see if Jim Cheshire has written on the subject of interest.

I'm Disappointed, 2009-01-17

Reviewer rating:

As has been pointed out in other reviews, this book is pretty disorganized. Another reviewer suggested relying heavily on the index. I wanted to get a better understanding of "div's". Divs are pretty much the backbone of CSS design - most all content is wrapped in a div. The index only directs you to 2 pages for divs in the entire book and one of those two is using divs in AJAX. It does say see "Layers" and layers are listed on maybe 10 or 12 pages, but not all divs are layers. In my opinion this book does not go into sufficient detail on any one thing, but it glosses over many. There is some helpful information here if you seek it out, but I find myself thinking that if I just turn the page I'll find an example or a step by step on how to do something, but by then the author has moved onto something else. Honestly, I've found a number of free video tutorials on line that pretty much make this book a paperweight.
I was hoping this was the only Expression Web 2 book I would have to buy, but I'm looking around for a more useful one.

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Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Expression® Web 2

by Jim Cheshire

Publisher: Que

Pub Date: March 31, 2008

Print ISBN-10: 0-7897-3784-1

Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3784-7

Web ISBN-10: 0-7686-8234-7

Web ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-8234-2

Pages: 792

Slots: 1.0

Table of Contents

• Index

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