In Depth

The definitive, comprehensive, professional's guide to creating great web sites with Expression Web 3.

* 'In the trenches' guidance, big-picture insights, and exclusive troubleshooting help for building standards-compliant, cross-browser web sites.
* Case studies draw on the author's extensive experience building Web solutions with Microsoft technologies.
* Leverage ASP.NET's power without writing code - and use the free Visual Web Developer Express Edition to develop robust ASP.NET apps.

This is the comprehensive guide to Microsoft's Expression Web 3 for every experienced web developer and designer. From real-world case studies to practical troubleshooting help, Microsoft Web development expert Jim Cheshire brings together intensely useful information that simply can't be found elsewhere. Readers can turn here for expert guidance on creating standards-compliant web sites that will work with any browser, on any platform, from PCs to mobile devices. Cheshire covers all this, and much more: ' Gaining deep proficiency in writing CSS code with Expression Web 3's powerful CSS tools ' Adding dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers ' Designing sites for accessibility using Section 508 and WCAG ' Leveraging ASP.NET's power without writing any code ' Integrating Expression Web 3 with Microsoft's free Visual Web Developer Express Edition to develop even more powerful ASP.NET applications Cheshire addresses every stage of the modern web development process, from creating sites (and importing existing sites) through publishing, management, and reporting. He introduces high-efficiency techniques for using Expression Web 3's broad feature set, including tables, forms, QuickTag tools, CSS support, Dynamic Web Templates, client scripting, and more. Then, reflecting his ASP.NET expertise, he shows how to utilize ASP.NET navigation, login, and form validation controls, Master Pages, Web Parts, and data access.