Expression Web Tutorials - Expression Web Free Templates

Expression Web is the successor to Microsoft FrontPage and will help YOU design standards compliant websites. EW generates standard, valid HTML and CSS by default. Today's web standards call for separating the content of your site from the presentation/formatting of the site. Using Expression Web, you can create Cascading Styles Sheet (CSS) files that allow you to control your site appearance. With the styling moved to an external css file, your actual HTML code will be leaner and cleaner and load more quickly.

Using style sheets along with a Dynamic Web Template (DWT) makes for much easier maintenance and updating of your site. A single change in the style sheet ripples through each of the pages it is attached to. Need to add another item to the menu? If it is part of your DWT, it's easy.

Additional tutorials not specific to Expression Web but on web design in general are available from our sister site Genealogy Web Creations to a domain of their own.

Expression Web 3.0 News

Expression Web 3.0 is due for launch on July 10th. If you are interested in reading more about the program, check the following blog posts:

Expression v3 what is known by Cheryl Wise
Expression Web 3 by Pat Geary
Expression Web 3.0 insights by Tina Clarke
Further Expression Web 3.0 Insights by Tina Clarke

Microsoft is also offering to its US customers only, the opportunity to purchase Expression 2.0 at a 50% discount. Purchasing a copy of Expression 2 now will enable folks to get Expression 3 at upgrade pricing whenever v3 comes out. There will not be a free upgrade/grace period option.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web eBook and Class

Registration for the next session of the Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Class has NOT been scheduled. You may purchase the ebook that is part of the class and get a head start on cleaning up your site.

Be sure and sign up for the FrontPage to Expression Class/Ebook mailing list to keep up-to-date on class schedules and eBook updates.

Have you been using FrontPage to design your websites? Do you use themes, shared borders and the navigation bots along with any of the other bots available. When you look at the source code, do you see lots of font tags?

Would you like to move up to Expression Web which is Microsoft’s successor to FrontPage and have the ability to create standards compliant code? Perhaps you have already downloaded the trial or purchased the program and are now struggling to convert your site. Would you like to learn how to do this in the easiest possible way?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Class and EBook is just what you are looking for. The first class was offered on August 30th for the special introductory price and was full. Your instructors for the class are Tina Clarke Microsoft MVP - Expression Web and Pat Geary Microsoft MVP - Expression Web. Where else can you have not one but two Expression Web MVP's to hold your hand.

The eBook is available for separate purchase. Buy the Migrating from FrontPage to Expression EBook. Summer Sale $22.

Introduction to Expression Web Class

The next session of Introduction to Expression Web has not yet been scheduled. This class will cover planning your website, setting up a local website in Expression Web, creating your first web page, semantic HTML, beginning CSS using the Expression Web tools and end with a complete website using a Dynamic Web Template manage the site. The class instructor is Cheryl Wise, Microsoft MVP Expression Web. Pat Geary, MS MVP Expression Web is her teaching assistant.

Expression Web Tutorials

This section of the site will include Expression Web tutorials to help you use the program to your best advantage. If there are additional tutorials you would like to see, let Pat Geary know. You can also download my F REE eBook Expression Web Tutorials.

Expression Web Addons

Expression Web Addons are programs you install on your computer that add functions to EW that were not part of the original program. Some of the Addons are free and some are commercial products available for sale.

Expression Web eBooks

An e-book (also: eBook, ebook) is an electronic (or digital) version of a book. Each of these Expression Web eBooks is written to help you get the most out of using Expression Web as you Some of the eBooks are FREE for download and I have indicated which those are. Many of them were written by my good friend Tina Clarke, another Microsoft MVP.

Expression Web Resources

Some of the many Expression Web resources available to help you learn more about using Expression Web including video tutorials, mailing lists, books, and online classes.

Expression Web Templates

Expression Web comes with a series of DWT's you can use to design your sites. This section of the site includes additional css based layout Expression Web Dynamic Web Templates or DWT's in both fluid and fixed width layouts you can use for your design needs.

BlueHost Tutorials

Since I have chosen to use BlueHost as my hosting company, I will be adding tutorials for setting up your server space and using Expression Web with BlueHost.