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Expression Web Designer Expression Web Designer OverviewOverviewWayne SmithWayne SmithSenior Product ManagerSenior Product ManagerMicrosoft ExpressionMicrosoft ExpressionMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

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Microsoft Expression Web Designer Microsoft Expression Web Designer

The professional design tool to create high-quality, standards-based web sites

Generate modern CSS page layouts using powerful design surface tools and direct manipulation of positioning, sizing, setting margins, and padding

Develop dynamic Web sites and applications by taking full advantage of the power of ASP.NET 2.0

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web Designer

Lynda WeinmanLynda WeinmanCEOCEOlynda.comlynda.com

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerProfessional design experienceProfessional design experience

Task Panes and panelsTask Panes and panels

Other UI ElementsOther UI Elements

The New… DialogThe New… Dialog

Site TemplatesSite Templates

Dynamic Web Templates Dynamic Web Templates

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerStandards based websitesStandards based websites

XHTMLXHTML

Browser specific schemasBrowser specific schemas

RenderingRendering

Schema ErrorsSchema Errors

Code Snippets Code Snippets

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerCSS based layoutCSS based layout

Master pagesMaster pages

Layer TaskpaneLayer Taskpane

Visual Margins and PaddingVisual Margins and Padding

Properties TaskpanesProperties Taskpanes

ToolboxToolbox

Code IntelliSense Code IntelliSense

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerCSS formatting and style managementCSS formatting and style management

Code FormattingCode Formatting

Auto/Manual controlAuto/Manual control

Typographical controlTypographical control

Style RedundancyStyle Redundancy

Manage Styles TaskpaneManage Styles Taskpane

CSS dialogCSS dialog

Apply Styles TaskpaneApply Styles Taskpane

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerRich data presentationRich data presentation

XMLXML

XSLTXSLT

XSLT ProcessingXSLT Processing

RSSRSS

Other data sources Other data sources

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerASP.NETASP.NET

ASP.NET 2.0ASP.NET 2.0

Development ServerDevelopment Server

Drag and Drop controlsDrag and Drop controls

Design time renderingDesign time rendering

Common Tasks menu Common Tasks menu

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Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerReporting and deploymentReporting and deployment

IntroductionIntroduction

CSS ReportingCSS Reporting

Accessibility ReportingAccessibility Reporting

Compatibility ReportingCompatibility Reporting

Site Deployment Site Deployment

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Expression Web Designer Expression Web Designer Next stepsNext steps

Public CTP in June 2006Public CTP in June 2006

www.microsoft.com/expressionwww.microsoft.com/expression

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