Overview
Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007 has made it possible for you to create standard compliant websites that are aesthetically appealing. Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007 also makes it possible for you to design websites that are highly interactive and dynamic. In this course, you will create a fluid designed website and add dynamic features to make it engaging to the users.
Course Objectives
You will create an interactive and a dynamic website using Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007.
Prerequisites
Students should have taken the Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007: Level 1 course from or have equivalent knowledge. Recommended, though not required, is the Microsoft® Access 2007: Level 1 course. Also, knowledge of XML, database concepts, and ASP.NET would be helpful, but not required.
Target Student
This course is designed for students with fundamental competency in using Expression Web for designing web pages and adding content and simple functionalities into them, and those who need the skills to use Expression Web to design a website with enhanced functionality and usability.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create the layout of a website.
- create and manage layers.
- design forms to submit and retrieve data from a database.
- use frames to link and display several pages of web content within a single browser window.
- work with XML to create and display data from an XML database.
- use Expression Web to collaborate on website development and design in a workgroup environment.
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components
- PC with Pentium IV, 1 GHz processor or higher
- 512 MB of RAM or higher
- Monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution
- 40 GB hard disk or larger
- Sound card
- PC with Pentium IV, 1 GHz processor or higher
- 512 MB of RAM or higher
- Monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution
- 40 GB hard disk or larger
- Sound card
- A display system to project the instructor’s computer screen
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft Windows Vista™ Business Edition
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition
- Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007
- Microsoft® Office 2007®
- Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Express Edition
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Course duration
1 Day(s)
Course outline
Lesson 1: Creating the Layout of a Website
- Topic 1A: Create a CSS Layout
- Topic 1B: Modify a Layout
- Topic 1C: Create the Master Page
Lesson 2: Working with Layers
- Topic 2A: Create Layers
- Topic 2B: Set Layer Styles
- Topic 2C: Manage Multiple Layers
- Topic 2D: Assign
Behaviors to Layers
Lesson 3: Working with Forms
- Topic 3A: Create a Form
- Topic 3B: Set Validation Parameters for Form Controls
- Topic 3C: Display
Database Data on a Web Page
- Topic 3D: Create a Login Page Using the Login Controls
- Topic 3E: Enhance Form Design
Lesson 4: Designing Web Pages Using Frames
- Topic 4A: Create a Frames Page
- Topic 4B: Edit
Display Properties of a Frame
- Topic 4C: Add Hyperlinks
to a Frames Page
- Topic 4D: Add an Inline Frame
Lesson 5: Working with XML
- Topic 5A: Create an XML Database
- Topic 5B: Display XML Data on a Web Page
- Topic 5C: Display RSS Feeds on a Web Page
Lesson 6: Managing Workgroup Development
- Topic 6A: Create a Workgroup
- Topic 6B: Work with Workflow Reports
- Topic 6C: Manage Files with Source Control
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