| | |  | Development Utilities | Home » » » » Expion Web 3.0 Dvd | | | | | | | Description: | | Whether you're an expert or just getting started, building standards-based Web sites is faster and easier with Microsoft Expression Web 3 | | | Features: | |
• Microsoft Expression Web 3 gives you the tools you need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites
• Generate elegant, modern CSS layouts with a state-of-the-art design surface
• Compare your pages in multiple browsers on your development PC with SuperPreview
• Easily add Silverlight, Flash, Deep Zoom or Windows Media files with drag-and-drop controls
• Flexible support for PHP, HTML/XHTML, XML/XSLT, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET
• And ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, Flash, Photoshop files, and video/audio for webcasting
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 26 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows XP | | Media:
| DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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44 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent package, especially for the price.Feb 25, 2010
By Robert Woods
For the cost of this package, you get Expression Web 3, Expression Design 3 and Expression Encoder. You simply can't get this kind of value anywhere else. This is especially true if you want to create asp(.)net pages because you can also download the free Visual Web Developer Express program that will make it easier for you to code your back end code.
Expression web 3 has a great design preview compared to Dreamweaver CS3 (the version I currently use). In Dreamweaver CS3, css layouts look horrible, whereas in EW3, you get a pretty accurate representation of what your page will look like. When you want to take a good look at the way your page will appear, you can use EW3's Super Preview, which will show you what your site will look like in different browsers (inluding IE6).
Admittedly, I still prefer Dreamweaver's property box and CSS editing tools over EW3, but this is what I have been using for years. Now I have to use Expression Web 3 because I am transitioning from classic ASP to asp(.)net which Dreamweaver CS3 doesn't really support and CS4 doesn't support at all. The advantage to my switching is that the design view in EW3 is superior and it supports master pages which is so absolutely superior to dreamweaver templates it is not even funny. Finally, I can make a change to the template (i.e. master page) and the changes will automatically appear on ever page without me having to update and upload all child pages. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense if you've never used master pages or dreamweaver templates, but the difference is with asp(.)net master pages you can change a template and upload 1 new file. With Dreamweaver templates, you have to upload ever page that was tied to that template every time you make a change. If you have 100 pages tied to a template, you can see the hassle.
In this package you also get Expression Design which is a program for graphic editing and supports vector and raster editing. I suppose it is similar to Adobe Fireworks (which I really like). If you don't already have Fireworks, then I am sure Design is great. I like Fireworks and already own it so I am not bothering too much with EW Design.
For full disclosure I think Adobe's web products are great, but they are expensive and dreamweaver doesn't support the advanced features of asp(.)net so Expression Web is where it is at if you do asp(.)net (EW3 also supports php).
For the price, you can't get a better web development package. Make sure you download Visual Web Developer Express edition along with all the cool tools that go with it and it makes an excellent compliment to everything in EW3.
36 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 WYSIWIG it isn'tMar 29, 2010
By Scott J. Bourquin
"Kuhltoys"
Having been a "simple" web site builder for years, I have used over a dozen different website creation packages. My favorite to date is still MS Front Page which won't run on my new 64bit hot rod.
Most of the new features in MS Expression web are an improvement on the old Front Page except one. WYSIWYG is gone. The new flexible framing system makes it rather difficult to use any existing site or template in order to build in changes. New buttons can't just be placed where you want them, and the wrong mouse clock will inexplicably change the entire page appearance on the screen.
While most of Microsoft's products are getting easier to use, this one increased the technical requirements enough to say, "Keep looking unless you want to become a master website builder." Instead of being simple and easy to use like Front Page, Expression Web is a clear shot at being a budget version of Adobe's Dream Weaver.
Once you figure it out, the new tools do offer some great features, and some of the simple tasks like tagging photos and text are much faster. My suggestion is to also buy a guide book since the help files aren't that great.Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 HoursMicrosoft Expression Web For Dummies
Happy web mastering.
30 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Microsoft Expression Web 3Oct 21, 2009
By John J. Walsh
"Navy Man"
A excellent software for those who used FrontPage previously. Importing your files from FrontPage was easy. Must have a manual, such as MS Expression Web 3 in 24 hours would be very helpful
29 of 36 found the following review helpful:
Great price and ease of use make this product a winner!Sep 30, 2009
By M. Rogers
This pruduct is easy to use and the price is fair compared to the $400 adobe dreamweaver. This product is quick to ship with normal shipping and there are many training manuals to accomadate this great web building program. I highly recommend this product for anyone looking to create and maintain their own website.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Good ValueApr 10, 2010
By sneezy
I am satisfaied with this purchase. I can select code view, design view or split the two 50/50 and make edits simple. Your seperate CSS file code is easily accessable and properties of the page will show the css elements. Comes with seperate graphics editor ( dont use it, I have the free gnu gimp which I am learning to use is as good as the the famous and expensive adobe product) and screen record, capture program good for video presentations. I think it is a great alternative to the Adobe Dreamweaver. I've used some other Microsolft development products and I caught on to the user interface fairly quickly.
The only problem I had was the font was a bit too small ( I'm at 1440 on the laptop and I have IE at 125% so my eyes have got used to the larger fonts and regular size looks small. Maybe there is a setting i havent found yet that I can adjust it. There was a dark/light setting for the colors of the design space which I changed from the default dark to light which was easier to see.
I have never before used a professional grade html editing product so I cant really compare it to anything else, but I am nevertheless satisfied with what I got. I have updated my website with a template CSS style page that i purchased online for under $70 updated my website to professional looking pages, and it looks fantastic. There are plenty of good CSS tutorials on YouTube, and this program made it easy to understand how the css ties into the html. I am very happy. I would recommend this product.
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