| Microsoft Expression Web 2 Upgrade | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 78
Category: Software
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Studio: Microsoft Software
Brand: Microsoft
Label: Microsoft Software
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: MSCD66065WI
Model: 45159G
UPC: 882224660655
EAN: 0882224660655
ASIN: B0015DGGHM
Release Date: May 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Only design tool on the market that 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 | | • | Build sites according to today's standards, including XHTML, CSS, XML, and XSLT; enjoy better rendering in browsers, more relevant indexing in search engines, enhanced productivity, and more | | • | Design-focused tools simplify complex web technology and put you in complete control | | • | Expression Web 2 switches from standards to quirks rendering, depending on the doctype in use; have confidence that your designs will translate perfectly from your design tool to the browser | | • | Working visually with XML data has never been easier; now you can easily include, filter, and sort data from any XML source |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
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
Product Description
Microsoft Expression Web 2 English UPG DVD
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| Customer Reviews:
 You Need Outside Help Resource July 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a VERY basic web designer. I've modified my web site, designed by a professional 10 years ago. I decided I could now redesign my site with the modern tools available today, and I chose Expression Web because I had heard FrontPage was fairly simple. Expression Web does just that, and the price was just right. It has several nice templates you can use to create your modern "standards-based" site. The one big disappointment was the utter lack of any useful help. The online help is extremely basic without any explanation of features or description of dialog boxes. You have to buy some book that does this. I have found the "Visual Quickstart Guide" by Nolan Hester to be extremely useful, and inexpensive. It will at least get you started and explain some basic features of Expression Web. So, for a real neophyte, the product is very good, and does everything, and more, that I will need, and with outside books, will be just right for the price.
One thing that wasn't clear to me when purchasing this product. You only need "any version" of MS Office to install this "upgrade". The strip on the outside of the box says, "Microsoft Office (any version)". I did not have Front Page, I did not have Expression Web v. 1. I only have MS Office Home and Student 2007, and the product installed fine. So, for all practical purposes, if you have any previous MS Office, you get the full product at the reduced "upgrade" price.
Expression Upgrade form Ver.1 to 2 July 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There really isn't much new and I probaly should nave waited for ver. 3, but then I mostly always upgrade.
Expression vs Frontpage July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Has some great features but as far as simplicity compared to Frontpage it is challenging to say the least. Still trying to find navigational view and help is no help.
 More features but less reliability July 10, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been struggling with the original version of Expression Web for over a year. It randomly stops working. It often refuses to save files. It often refuses to rename files.
I had hoped that perhaps Expression Web 2 would have some of these bugs fixed. I downloaded a free trial version from the Microsoft web site. A brief editing session has revealed that most or all of the bugs remain.
Expression Web 2 appears to have significant additional functionality. However, I would be willing to pay a lot for a version of this software that has half the functionality and twice the reliability.
I would strongly recommend against "upgrading" to Version 2 unless you thoroughly test the trial version and can live with the bugs.
 Configuration bug June 21, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Once the program is up and running, it's fine. Unfortunately, each time the program is opened, it tries to run through a time-consuming configuration routine. That didn't happen with the beta release (which I removed before installing the final release version, per instructions) and it shouldn't be happening now. Closing the configuration screen gets the program to open without additional waiting, but it's a continuing nuisance. This bug has been discussed on Microsoft's Expression Web forum, but none of the suggestions there from other users helps. And the silence from Microsoft is deafening.
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