Microsoft Expression Web 2 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]

The professional Web design toolProduct InformationMicrosoft Expression Studio takes your creative possibilities to a new level. The professional design tools and innovative technologies in Expression Studio give you the flexibility and freedom to bring your vision to reality.Build interactive pages based on modern Web standards for outstanding patibility and accessibility.  Design with sophisticated CSS tools that give you precise control of page layout and formatting.  Add data to your sites using ASP.NET or PHP.  Enliven your pages with ASP.NET AJAX functionality.  Build dynamic Web sites with Microsoft Expression Web 2.Product FeaturesProfessional Design EnvironmentGet more done with software that works the way you do. With task panes and menus just where you need them you're free to concentrate on design. Import Adobe Photoshop files to create your website graphics.Standards Based on Site DesignReach for a tool that's been built with today's modern standards in mind and see results in better browser rendering and more relevant search engine indexing. Expression Web builds sites to XHTML CSS XML and XSLT making sure your pages are pliant throughout the design process.CSS LayoutSeparate design from content with Cascading Style Sheets-the plex technology that's behind today's modern sites. Expression Web's design-focused tools show you a visual hierarchy of styles give you drag-and-drop control of margins and offer many other ways to make working with CSS easy.CSS Site TemplatesJump right in with Expression Web's professionally designed standards-pliant site templates in a broad range of categories. Or make your own CSS designs from a host of DIV-based layouts.CSS Style ApplicationChoose between automatically generated CSS styles or generate them manually for absolute control over the type of rule created and its precise location. The choice is yours.CSS ManagementGet a visual overview of where CSS rules are created where they're located a

Enter a new era in Web design. Expression Web 2 Upgrade gives you all the tools you need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites.

Expression Web 2 combines the power of design and development with Microsoft Visual Studio compatibility and support for ASP.NET 3.5 including ASP.NET AJAX and PHP.

Compatibility reporting of HTML/XHTML and CSS.

Split View allows you to review both code and site design simultaneously.

Deliver standards-based sites, by default
Microsoft Expression Web 2 builds sites according to today's standards, including XHTML, CSS, XML, and XSLT. For Web designers, that means better rendering in browsers, more relevant indexing in search engines, enhanced productivity, and more.

Give your creativity new legs
Today's sites use cascading style sheets to separate design from content. The design-focused tools in Expression Web 2 simplify this complex technology and put you in complete control. From visual drag-and-drop margin and padding control to a visual hierarchy of style applications, it's easy to take charge of your design.

What you see is what they get
Accurate page rendering in the design environment gives you full creative freedom. Expression Web 2 switches from standards to quirks rendering, depending on the doctype in use. You'll have confidence that your designs will translate perfectly from your design tool to the browser.

Present XML data your way
Working visually with XML data has never been easier. Drag and drop an XML file and watch as it's immediately rendered by an XSL stylesheet that can be reformatted to match any site's style. Now you can easily include, filter, and sort data from any XML source.

Do more with your sites
Expression Web 2 combines the power of design and development with Microsoft Visual Studio compatibility and support for ASP.NET 3.5 including ASP.NET AJAX and PHP.

Design

• Layers support
• Dynamic Web Template and ASP.NET 3.5 Master Page support
• Adobe Photoshop import
• XML drag-and-drop support

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

• CSS schema support for 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, IE6 & IE7
• Drag-and-drop CSS rule application and management
• Draggable CSS margins and padding
• Code editor

User Interface

• Split View allows you to review both code and site design simultaneously
• Design surface supports both standards rendering and quirks rendering

Code

• IntelliSense for HTML, CSS, XSL, JScript, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET and PHP
• Code navigation hyperlinking
• Code snippet support

Web Application Development

• ASP.NET 3.5 Support including Master Pages and Control design time rendering
• ASP.NET AJAX support
• PHP Support including Intellisense and Includes rendering
• ASP.NET and PHP Development Server

Reporting

• Reporting of CSS usage errors
• Reporting of s508, WCAG 1 and 2 accessibility compliance
• Compatibility reporting of HTML/XHTML and CSS

Deployment

• HTML optimization tools
• Deployment through FTP, WebDAV, and FrontPage Server Extensions

Other

• Predesigned site templates included
• Support for third-party add-ins