Microsoft Expression Web [OLD VERSION]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Professional design tool to create modern, standards-based sites that deliver superior quality on the Web
• Seamlessly integrate Web design and development teams with Expression Web and Visual Studio's superior support for XML, ASP.NET and XHTML
• Built-in support for latest Web standards means your sites will be optimized for accessibility and cross-browser compatibility
• Advanced CSS rendering engine lets you make decision making on the fly
• Harnesses the power of ASP.NET 2.0 to transform your sites into dynamic, interactive Web applications

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000OOEKLM
• Item model number: UCQ-00476
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 29, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #3 in Software > Web Development > Professional Development
  • #5 in Software > Programming > Programming Languages
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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The Microsoft Expression suite of professional design tools and innovative technologies will take your creative possibilities to a new level. Whether you are designing standards-based Web sites, rich user experiences on the desktop, or managing digital assets and content, Microsoft Expression applications will help. Microsoft Expression Web is a professional design tool to create modern, standards-based sites that deliver superior quality on the Web.

Build and format views of industry-standard XML data using drag-and drop tools for quick visualization.

Design customized views of industry-standard XML data using powerful drag-and-drop tools, and see how your data will look within your CSS site design.

Create CSS-based, XHTML 1.0 Transitional-conforming Web sites by default. View larger.

Generate elegant, modern CSS layouts with state-of-the-art surface design tools. View larger.

New Era, New Tool
Microsoft Expression Web helps you to reduce complexity and ease data integration by using powerful design tools and task panes to quickly incorporate XML data. You can seamlessly integrate Web design and development teams with Expression Web and Visual Studio's superior support for XML, ASP.NET and XHTML. The software is also designed to help you unleash your creative ideas and bring your Web sites to life with sophisticated CSS design features. Visual designers, specialized task panes, and tool bars give you precise control of page layout and formatting. These superior tools will let you build dynamic, interactive pages that harness the power of the Web, and the built-in support for today's modern Web standards means that it's easier than ever to optimize your sites for accessibility and cross-browser compatibility. This all translates to superior performance with the same Microsoft passion about delivering the highest quality and standards possible.

Standards-Based Web Sites
With Expressions Web, you can create CSS-based, XHTML 1.0 Transitional-conforming Web sites by default. This means that you creations will work better across browsers, simplifying deployment and maintenance. You'll be able to configure flexible schema settings to support all combinations of HTML, XHTML, Strict, Transitional, Frameset and CSS 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1 plus browser-specific schemas, and validate your site with compatibility and accessibility reporting and against Section 508 and W3C Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Generating elegant, modern CSS layouts with state-of-the-art surface design tools has never been easier. A sophisticated CSS rendering engine inside gives you the confidence to make design decisions on the fly, and you can even try out CSS styles on the page with drag-and-drop style management and migrate them to a central repository. Typing aids and IntelliSense in the Code View make your process extremely efficient and fast.

Rich Data Presentation and Powerful Server Technology
Using drag-and drop tools for quick visualization, you can build and format views of industry-standard XML data. An XPath Expression Builder allows you to create complex queries, and XSL Transform (XSLT) support gives you the flexibility to present data any way you want. The software can also help you retrieve and present XML data via live RSS feeds that match your site's formatting.

Expressions Web harnesses the power of ASP.NET 2. to transform your sites into dynamic, interactive Web applications. No code data binding is required with the application's integrated support for server and user controls. Expressions Web also makes inserting and configuring ASP.NET controls a snap with the controls toolbox, properties grid, and on-control "action menus," while the ASP.NET Master Pages make site-wide changes quick and easy.

Product Description

Build Dynamic Web Sites Product InformationExpression Web is a professional design tool to create modernstandards-based sites which deliver superior quality on the Web.  Easilyintegrate XML data and take advantage of superior support for Microsoft ASP.NETand XHTML.  Bring your Web sites to life with sophisticated CSS designfeatures and tools that give you precise control of page layout andformatting.  Create standards-based CSS and XHTML-compliant Web sites thatdeliver compelling user experiences.Realize greater productivity with Microsoft Expression Web.  Explore newcreative possibilities and deliver superior quality.Product HighlightsCSS Based LayoutCreate CSS-based XHTML 1.0 Transitional-conforming Web sites by default. Workbetter across browsers simplifying deployment and maintenance. Configureflexible schema settings to support all combinations of HTML XHTML StrictTransitional Frameset and CSS 1.0 2.0 and 2.1 plus browser-specific schemas.Validate your site with compatibility and accessibility reporting and againstSection 508 and W3C Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). CSS Layout Generate elegant modern CSS layouts with state-of-the-art surface design tools. Directly manipulate positioning sizing margins and padding. A sophisticated CSS rendering engine inside gives you the confidence to make design decisions on the fly. Try out CSS styles on the page with drag-and-drop style management and migrate them to a central repository. Typing aids and IntelliSense in the Code View make your process efficient and fast. Rich Data Presentation Build and format views of industry-standard XML data using drag-and drop tools for quick visualization. An XPath Expression Builder allows you to create complex queries and XSL Transform (XSLT) support gives you the flexibility to present data any way you want. XML dat

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wait for a 2nd edition, September 27, 2007

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BleenGrue "Wittispoo" (The Garden, Athens) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Expression Web [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Expression Web (and the whole expression studio) shows promise in one day being the best web design toolset available. But this 1st version is bound to frustrate two types--Front page fans and Vista users.

In regards to the Front page fans--the days of being able to visually design a fully functional professional looking web page appear to be over. CoffeeCup and Sitespinner come as close as anything, but both are very limited. Control of the technologies employed across the web (html,css, flash, ajax, php, dot.net, sql, with plenty more to come) appears beyond the reach of any one product or company. I don't particularly like it. Monopolies have their upside. I would pay dearly for a decent visual web design/development program that was truly WYSIWYG, but having searched for well over two years, I've concluded none exist or are on the horizon. Web developers simply have to accept using multiple programs and text editing for certain tasks.

That said, as a hybrid visual/text web production tool (along the lines of Dreamweaver) Expression web offers a lot. I found its drag-and-drop functionality, its preview capabilities, its css/php integration, its handling of imported objects, superior to that of Dreamweaver. As the expression studio evolves, I can easily see it rivaling/surpassing Adobe design suite in terms of workflow and inter-operability--particularly as it promises better compatibility with the rest of Office.

BUT... the *&^!!! thing is still basically in its beta phase. (Pay $200 to be beta tester!?!). It is seriously buggy and it does not like Vista with Office installed. The help files don't work. It will constantly reinstall and reconfigure itself upon startup. It will crash a lot. I have seen ZERO improvement in these problems over the past 8 months and have tried numerous improvised fixes suggested on web forums without any luck. Microsoft appears to be gearing everything toward a 2nd release of the expression studio that integrates it with its new rival to flash (silverlight), rather than fixing the buggy as heck 1st version. This has been supremely annoying, and likely has soured many of the studio's potential adopters.

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Far superior to Dreamweaver, June 16, 2007

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K. Young - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Expression Web [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've been using Dreamweaver for many years and have never used any Microsoft products for website development. After using the trial version of Expression Web for a week, I am now doing all new websites and converting the old ones to Expression Web.
Expression Web interface is clean, clear and more esthetically pleasing than Dreamweaver's. The best thing is the software discover so many coding errors in my existing websites that Dreamweaver just ignored. And it is just so easy to correct these errors because Expression Web tells me exactly where it is and what to do about it. If you care about conforming to the stricter standards of XML and XHTML, there is no better tools for website development than Expression Web.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Website Design Tool Using Web Standards, January 9, 2007

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James J. Archuleta "jameslina" (Grantville, PA) - See all my reviews
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I have been using Microsoft Expression Web for a while now (using the Beta) and even in beta, the Expression Web software blows Frontpage 2003 out of the water. Web standards are the way to go and this application does the job. It isn't hard to learn, especially if you are already using web standards in your current website. Using the CSS in Expression is a breeze. Don't let the other review dissuade you - it is an excellent application for developing very fast, web standard, full CSS websites!!