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Microsoft TechNet Webcast: Learn how Web publishing is changing for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)  

"In this webcast, we take an in-depth look at the new FTP service for IIS 7.0, with demonstrations that showcase new features such as FTP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), enhanced security, and improved supportability options. We also discuss plans for a version of the Microsoft Office FrontPage Server Extensions for the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems, in addition to a new Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) implementation for IIS 7.0."

Presenter: Robert McMurray, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation  

Microsoft has deleted the Microsoft FrontPage Addin Center and as is usual with Microsoft has not used any redirects. While it appears not all the downloads are still available a majority of them are available at Microsoft Download Center - Microsoft Office FrontPage

Foundations of Expression Web: The Basics and Beyond By Cheryl D Wise

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Foundations of Microsoft Expression Web: The Basics and Beyond

Written by Cheryl D. Wise

This Expression Web Book is one of the first available. Written by Cheryl Wise Microsoft MVP - FrontPage. Cheryl takes you through the basics and introduces you to more advanced levels through a step by step process of practical exercises. Good practices are a major theme of the book to ensure you not only know how to use Expression Web but the end results meet real world expectations for web design.

 Microsoft Webcast: Creating Cutting-Edge Web Designs with Microsoft Expression Web (Level 200)
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)  (NEW)

"In this session, get up close and personal with Microsoft Expression Web and discover how it can simplify your Web design and development process. Join us to gain a
deeper understanding of user experience and to explore the professional user interface and innovative features in Expression Web. Learn how to work with powerful
technologies like cascading style sheets (CSS), XML data, and ASP.NET 2.0 controls in Expression Web. Finally, we show you how to deploy applications designed with
Expression Web to a live Web site"

Microsoft Virtual Labs Xbox 360 Sweepstakes

Take any TechNet or MSDN Virtual Lab or Labcast, submit a completed evaluation, and be
automatically registered to win an Xbox 360!

The promotion begins on October 1, 2006, and ends on December 31, 2006 (“Entry Period”). The
Entry Period consists of three monthly prize periods.

Expression Web Lab: Creating a Standards-Based Web Site

After completing this lab, you will be better able to:

• Create or Open a Web Site Folder
• Create a Static Web Page
• Insert Images, Text, and Create Hyperlinks
• Manage Preferences to Ensure Your Desired Standards Support

Expression Web Lab: Designing Pages with CSS

After completing this lab, you will be better able to:

• Create Page Layouts with CSS
• Create and Apply Styles for Text and Images
• Save Styles to an External Style Sheet
• Attach an External Style Sheet to Multiple Web Pages

Expression Lab: Sandbox Lab

In this lab, you will have access to:

Self-Guided Tour of Expression Features

You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks at any time.

MSDN Webcast: Exploring Basic Features of the New Microsoft Expression Web

Designer (Level 200)

short url - http://1url.org/go/1ewd-wc-4

Friday, September 29, 2006 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Microsoft Expression Web Designer is a new product that Web designers can use to easily and quickly produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites. In this session, we discuss some of the basic features of this exciting new Web development tool, including powerful task panes and design tools for greater productivity, cross-browser validation features for Web standards, and sophisticated Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) design tools for page layout and formatting. In addition, we compare how the features and performance of Expression Web Designer stack up against the longtime industry standard, Macromedia Dreamweaver.

MSDN Webcast: Using Cascading Style Sheets, Identifiers, and Classes in Microsoft Expression Web

Designer (Level 200)

short url - http://1url.org/go/1ewd-wc-5

Friday, October 13, 2006 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Have you started using cascading style sheets on your Web sites, but not entirely sure if you are using it correctly? Have you heard of classes and identifiers (IDs), but not sure how they differ? In this webcast, we use
Microsoft Expression Web Designer to demonstrate some basic site design tasks using fully standards-compliant XHTML and cascading style sheets. Join us to see how much you can learn in one hour!

FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 web download

Microsoft have recently announced the following about the FrontPage Server Extensions 2002

"The FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 web download is not available
anymore from the Microsoft web sites. This is due to the fact that the
mainstream support for FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 web download
which follows the Office XP/FrontPage 2002 life cycle expired on
7/11/2006. The following article explains the timelines:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=1902 

However, we understand that customers might need this download in
situations where existing FPSE2002 installations are hampered in one way
or the other. Considering this, it may be possible to obtain this
download for reinstallation purposes only if you call MS support."

NOTE: This is a No Pay Support Incident

MSDN Webcast Video: Designing Standards-Based Web Sites with Expression Web

 Webcast Video 11th Sept 06 (Level 200)

In this session, we introduce you to the new Expression Web Designer tool, created to help professional designers collaborate with developers to build standards-based Web sites. Expression Web Designer provides full access to industry standards such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), XSL, XML, XHTML, and Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, allowing designers to intuitively incorporate controls into their Web designs. As a result, designers can deliver Microsoft Visual Studio-compatible projects to developers, who can then use Visual Studio to add advanced functionalities such as security or database connections.

MSDN Webcast: Designing Standards-Based Web Sites with Expression Web Designer

See link for Video above

Date:  Monday, September 11, 2006
1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

In this session, we introduce you to the new Expression Web Designer tool, created to help professional designers collaborate with developers to build standards-based Web sites. Expression Web Designer provides full access to industry standards such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), XSL, XML, XHTML, and Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, allowing designers to intuitively incorporate controls into their Web designs. As a result, designers can deliver Microsoft Visual Studio-compatible projects to developers, who can then use Visual Studio to add advanced functionalities such as security or database connections.

Close All Pages Command in Expression Web

EWD has a Save All selection under the File Menu, however what happens when you have twenty pages open and want to close them all at once?

The solution is to add a menu item to the File Menu, and save design time, how do we do this?

This tip can now be found at Close all pages command in Expresion Web

Expression Web Tip by Tina Clarke Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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