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Learn how to create effective Web sites! Work with advanced design technologies and discover the powerful—and easy-to-use—Web design–experience that Expression Web delivers; learn how to create professional-looking Web pages, work with powerful design tools and task panes, and incorporate support for XML, Microsoft ASP.NET, Extensible HTML (XHTML), and Web pages built using Microsoft Office FrontPage®; build templates, work with sophisticated cascading style sheets and other design features, and take advantage of built-in support for today’s Web standards Table Of Contents Introducing Expression Web Upgrading from FrontPage Information for Readers Running Windows XP Managing the Practice Files Using the Start Menu Navigating Dialog Boxes Features and Conventions of This Book Getting Help with Microsoft Expression Web 1 Understanding How Expression Web Works Exploring and Customizing the User Interface Opening an Existing Site Displaying Different Views of a Site Exploring an Individual Web Page Understanding Basic Expression Web Concepts Key Points 2 Moving from FrontPage to Expression Web Understanding the Differences Between Expression Web and FrontPage Publishing a Backup Copy of a Site Managing FrontPage Sites by Using Expression Web Changing Shared Border Content Adding a Page Using FrontPage Code in an Expression Web Site Converting FrontPage Sites to Expression Web Key Points 3 Becoming Familiar with Modern Web Site Standards Verifying and Addressing W3C Validity Verifying and Addressing Accessibility Using Cascading Style Sheets Choosing and Using the Right DOCTYPE Verifying and Improving Cross-Browser Rendering Key Points 4 Presenting Information on a Web Page Using Tables for Layout: Right or Wrong? Using Lists to Group Information Using Semantic Markup Styling the Presentation of Your Content Sidebar: Cascading Style Sheets Key Points 5 Enhancing a Web Site with Images Adding Images to a Web Page Editing Images in Expression Web Using Images with a Style Sheet Using Images as Backgrounds Using Images as Bullets Using Images as Hyperlink Backgrounds Key Points 6 Creating a Web Site from a Template Creating a Template-Based Site Organizing Web Site Pages Modifying a Site’s Dynamic Web Template