The Good Microsoft Expression Web design software supports XHTML, XML, CSS, and W3C accessibility standards; integrates with Expression Studio and Visual Studio. The Bad Microsoft Expression Web lacks FrontPage's help for design beginners; is expensive; offers limited tech support; supports Windows only. The Bottom Line Microsoft Expression Web is a solid Web site layout program that replaces FrontPage and offers tools for dynamic designs, although we'd like more help for newbies. Visit for details. Microsoft may not be the first name that comes to mind when it comes to digital design. With its rollout of Expression software, however, the company is vying to win over users of and other tools such as Namo WebEditor. The $299 Expression Web, which replaces, is the Web design application in Microsoft's new lineup. To run Expression Web, you should have Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or newer, or the new Windows Vista. Make sure to check the ReadMe section of Microsoft's Web site before installation, as you may have to add Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 and uninstall any beta versions of Microsoft Office 2007. A trial download of Expression Web is available. We spent about 15 minutes installing Expression Web. Once you have the program running, you can choose from a variety of templates to get started with a personal or professional Web site. We like that Expression Web includes templates for CSS designs as well as ASP.NET forms. Expression Web will also open an existing Web site or import one via FrontPage extensions, FTP, HTTP, or WebDAV. However, Dreamweaver CS3 does offer more template choices. The interface of Expression Web looks significantly similar to that of Dreamweaver. You can view code or design, or both. Page views, folders, tools and other elements are divided into panes that you can dock and drag and drop nearly anywhere on the screen. Anyone migrating from Dreamweaver should be able to jump right in and use Expression Web without much effort. If you breathe dynamic Web design, then Expression Web offers solid features for managing XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and XML. Expression Web is even less cluttered than Dreamweaver in this regard. We found it easy to move the same Web pages between both programs without causing problems in the code. Plus, Expression Web supports W3C accessibility standards for designing pages for people with disabilities--a must-have for those creating business Web sites. Working with Microsoft Expression Web Templates Microsoft Expression Web is a WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) HTML editing and authoring software developed by Microsoft, and replaced the Microsoft FrontPage program in Microsoft’s product line. As a WYSIWYG editor, Microsoft Expression Web is capable of designing original website pages as well as editing existing web pages. Free Expression Web Dynamic Web Templates. Instructions on how to install a web package. Download the.fwp web package file to a location of your choice; Make a empty Web and name it; With the newly made and named web open; Go to File| Import| Personal Web Package (EW 3.0 - Site - Import - Import from Web. Our are created in HTML with CSS or table based layouts, and Expression Web is capable of editing both types of templates by enabling you to make changes to their layouts visually. Therefore, even if you have never edited Expression Web templates, you will still be able to customize your web template visually using the Microsoft Expression software. The best part about using a WYSIWYG editing software, is that you do not need to learn HTML or any other coding language to edit our web templates. How to Edit a Microsoft Expression Template.
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