HTML

After listening to complaints, Microsoft has given FrontPage 2003 some pretty advanced features, including an HTML cleanup tool that helps alleviate bloated code, and new support for Macromedia Flash and XML. Now, savvy Web veterans can control as much of the process as they want, and even collaborate on a site with developers who use Dreamweaver, GoLive or other Web authoring tools. Yet, unlike those other tools, FrontPage 2003 still has automated features for beginners who don't know where to start.

There's still one flaw, though. Microsoft's idea of a user manual is a flimsy pamphlet. But that's easily solved. "FrontPage 2003: The Missing Manual" offers you everything from the basics to meaty sections on advanced tasks. Our book puts the program's features in context, with clear and thorough chapters that provide valuable shortcuts, workarounds, and just plain common sense, no matter where you weigh in on the technical scale. With it, you can learn to build simple Web pages, or sophisticated ones with tables and Cascading Style Sheets, and find out how to manage and publish a Web site. You'll also learn to create forms, work with databases, and integrate FrontPage with Microsoft Office.

If you haven'tworked with Web pages before, each chapter provides "Up to Speed" sidebars with useful background information. If you do have experience, the "Power Users' Clinic" sidebars offer advanced tips and insights. You won't find tips like those in the pamphlet, or even in the Help file. "FrontPage: The Missing Manual" gives you the complete lowdown on the program above and beyond any book on the market.

Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web

We crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward Expression Web proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on Expression Web, Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web is the only book you need.

• Create standards-compliant websites with Expression Web that will work consistently in all browsers.
• Become proficient in the use of CSS by learning how to use the powerful CSS tools in Expression Web.
• Learn how to take advantage of ASP.NET without the need to write any code.
• Learn how to use Expression Web with the free Visual Web Developer Express Edition to develop robust ASP.NET applications.
• Add dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers.
• Design your website for accessibility using both Section 508 and WCAG compliance.

Category Web Development

Covers Microsoft Expression Web

User Level Intermediate—Advanced

“There’s definitely more to this book than just how to use Expression Web. The chapter on tag properties not only clearly explains Expression Web’s Tag Properties task pane, but it also alleviates some of the mystery behind the use of tags in HTML. This is a great book for all users of Expression Web!”

—Detra Newhouse, Readiness Lead,

Microsoft Corporation

Jim Cheshire is the owner of Jimco Software, the most well-known source of freeware add-ins for Microsoft FrontPage, and is the author of Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003. Jim has been featured in numerous publications including MSDN Magazine and PC Magazine.

Jim previously worked on the FrontPage team at Microsoft and is currently an Escalation Engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams.

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)

Introduction xxix

Part I An Overview

Chapter 1 A Tour of Expression Web 3

Part II Web Sites in Expression Web

Chapter 2 Creating a Web Site 25

Chapter 3 Importing a Web Site 41

Chapter 4 Web Site Management and Reporting 67

Chapter 5 Publishing a Web Site 83

Chapter 6 Using Personal Web Packages 93

Part III Creating and Editing Web Content

Chapter 7 Creating Pages and Content 103

Chapter 8 Using Web Page Views 127

Chapter 9 Using Tables and Layout Tables 149

Chapter 10 Using Frames 179

Chapter 11 Using Forms Controls 195

Chapter 12 Editing Tag Properties 215

Chapter 13 Using the Quick Tag Tools 227

Chapter 14 Using Graphics and Multimedia 241

Chapter 15 Configuring Page Editor Options 257

16 Using Find and Replace 271

Part IV Using CSS in Expression Web

Chapter 17 Creating Style Sheets 289

Chapter 18 Managing CSS Styles 311

Part V Optimizing Your Web Site

Chapter 19 Accessibility Features in Expression Web 339

Chapter 20 Designing for Compatibility 349

Part VI Scripting, DHTML, and Other Dynamic Content

Chapter 21 Using Dynamic Web Templates 363

Chapter 22 Using Interactive Buttons 381

Chapter 23 Using Behaviors 393

Chapter 24 Using Client Scripting 415

Chapter 25 Using Layers 439

Chapter 26 Creating VBA Macros 455

Part VII ASP.NET Development in Expression Web

Chapter 27 Using the ASP.NET Development Server 485

Chapter 28 Using Standard ASP.NET Controls 495

Chapter 29 Using ASP.NET Navigation Controls 527

Chapter 30 Using ASP.NET Master Pages 549

Chapter 31 Developing a Login System Using ASP.NET 569

Chapter 32 Implementing Form Validation Using ASP.NET 595

Chapter 33 Using ASP.NET Web Parts 607

Part VIII Accessing Data in Expression Web

Chapter 34 Primer on Data Access Technologies 629

Chapter 35 Accessing Data with ASP.NET 2.0 635

Part IX Appendices

A Using Expression Web with Visual Web Developer Express Edition 655

B Taking Advantage of E-Commerce 677

C The Future of Web Development 685

D Resources on Expression Web, Web Design, and ASP.NET 695

Index 699

In each chapter:

• Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
• Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
• Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Bonus information related to the topic being covered
• Errors and pitfalls to avoid
• Screenshots with callouts show and explain exactly what you’ll see on your computer screen while you’re doing a task

• Book I explains basic concepts and shows you how to create your first Web page
• Book II gets you started with basic Web pages and covers topics such as working with forms, tables, frames and templates
• Book III guides you through working with an existing Web site, creating a new Web site, using Front Page views and reports, and more
• Book IV gets you into advanced design features, such as using cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and clip art, adding multimedia, creating dynamic Web sites, and securing Web sites
• Book V covers database topics, including creating interactive Web pages with Access and developing applications with SQL Server
• Book VI explains how to create pages that work with XML and XSTL
• Book VII covers scripting techniques, such as how to perform common scripting tasks and work with cookies
• Book VIII covers VBA programming topics, such as storing and modifying data, creating structured programs, and trapping errors and fixing bugs
• Book IX offers unique coverage of advanced programming topics, such as using Front Page with Active Server Pages (ASP) and PHP, and working with Web Services (e.g., creating connections with Google, Amazon, and eBay)

Written by John Paul Mueller, author of more than 63 books and 300 articles on computer topics, this book is helpful for the FrontPage newbie, who will start at the very beginning, and work at his/her own pace, and for experienced users who will forge ahead to improve and expand their skills and take advantage of all the capabilities of FrontPage 2003.