Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web 2


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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.




Microsoft Expression Web 4 Step by Step


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The smart way to learn Microsoft Expression Web 4 -- one step at a time! Experience learning made easy -- and quickly teach yourself how to create dynamic, standards-based Web sites. With Step by Step, you set the pace -- building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Build your site with customizable templates -- or create your own Adjust settings in Expression Web 4 to create different sites Add Photoshop files, Microsoft Silverlight video, and .wmv files Use CSS, HTML, and XHTML to manage site style and accessibility Connect to servers using Microsoft ASP.NET and PHP Choose the right publishing method for your scenario Your Step by Step digital content includes: All the books practice files -- ready to download and put to work. Fully searchable online edition of this book -- with unlimited access on the Web. Video tutorials illustrating important procedures and concepts




Decoding the Kindle


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This is the eBook version of the printed book. The revolutionary Amazon Kindle is getting rave reviews, but most Kindle users feel that a far better manual is needed in order to get the most out of this extraordinary device. Introducing Decoding the Kindle: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Kindle. Meticulously researched and painstakingly written to be the one Kindle resource you can’t live without, Decoding the Kindle was written by Jim Cheshire, a passionate Kindle owner. It is a thorough guide covering all aspects of the Kindle. Unlike many of the other Kindle resources available, Decoding the Kindle is not a brief article on the Kindle. It’s a comprehensive e-book designed to teach you everything you need to know about the Amazon Kindle. Decoding the Kindle was written for all Kindle users, even those who have absolutely no technical expertise and are inexperienced in using a computer. Here are just a few of the many things you’ll learn in this book: · Tips and tricks to help make your basic Kindle reading experience more enjoyable. · Details on where you can locate free books as well as tips on how you can search for hard-to-find free books. · How you can use free software to convert books and edit author name, title, and other information. · How you can use your own pictures for the Kindle screensaver, including details on what format of image you should use, how to convert your images, and links to free software you can use for image manipulation for the Mac and the PC. · The best ways to take advantage of the Kindle’s built-in Web browser, including how to use email, blog readers, eBay, social networking, and even manage your Netflix movie queue. · How to listen to music while you read. · How to listen to podcasts on your Kindle (and how to make the Kindle automatically remember your current place in your favorite podcast.) · A comprehensive FAQ on the Kindle using carefully researched questions asked by Kindle users. · Innovative ideas on using the Kindle for an information-storage device. · Much, much more! Much of the information available on the Amazon Kindle is actually misinformation. If you want a comprehensive guide with step-by-step, detailed instructions on how to get the most from your Kindle without all the fluff, there’s only one clear choice: Decoding the Kindle: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Kindle. Spend more time reading what you want and less time trying to figure out the Kindle.




Microsoft Expression Web 4 in Depth


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The one-stop shop for serious Expression Web users, this book offers a thorough understanding of the software in a mixed reference-tutorial fashion.




Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 Hours


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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build flexible, easy-to-maintain, standards-based websites with Microsoft Expression Web 3. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from concept through delivery. You’ll learn powerful ways to plan, design, construct, and even redesign websites that are simple to manage and easy to repurpose. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 3 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them Learn how to... Build your first Expression Web 3 website in just five minutes Establish work processes for building standards-based sites faster, with far less work Write error-free code quickly and easily with Code view and IntelliSense Create hyperlinks that simplify navigation, perform actions, and send commands Understand, create, and modify CSS style sheets with unprecedented speed and accuracy Use Dynamic Web Templates to consistently format (or reformat) hundreds of pages Implement state-of-the-art interactivity with buttons, behaviors, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Publish simple Silverlight applications and add multimedia content from Flash and other sources Build advanced drop-down and other CSS-based menus from scratch Learn how and when to use each of Expression Web’s six publishing options Integrate web application code written in ASP.NET or PHP







Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003


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Completely rewritten and redesigned for the new version of FrontPage, this edition contains detailed scenarios that guide readers through the process of creating sites that range from personal to corporate.




Microsoft Expression Blend Bible


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The impact of an aesthetically pleasing user interface is remarkable. Web site visitors respond eagerly to attractive, easy-to-use designs. This book allows you to create interfaces that encourage visitors.




Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Step by Step


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Provides information on creating rich user interfaces for Microsoft Silverlight-based applications with Microsoft Expression Blend 4 --