Wrox Beginning Expression Web Mar 2007

[...]... Chapter 10: Introduction to Web Application Development Terminology Introduction to Web Applications Client-Side Technologies The Web Server Installing IIS Expression Web s Built-In Web Server Configuring the Web Server in Expression Web Server-Side Technologies NET and the NET Framework Installing the NET Framework and ASP NET Creating a Simple ASP NET Page Expression Web s ASP NET Integration The... many Web technologies just over the last decade alone, how has the Web, and, more specifically, how has developing for the Web increased beyond a level that so few could have ever predicted during the Web s infancy? The answer lies in visual editors such as Microsoft Expression Web Microsoft Expression Web facilitates the development of Web pages visually Even better, it fosters visual development of Web. .. itself until later, the concept of Web sites is an important one If you’re new to Web development, habit may drive you to simply open a file and begin editing it directly within Expression Web While this is certainly acceptable, it’s important to understand that you’ll be missing out on many features that make Expression Web unique By working with Web sites, Expression Web offers numerous management features,... for ensuring that Beginning Expression Web is one of the first Expression Web books to market I’d also like to thank Kevin Shafer, Tim Tate, Spike Xavier, and Greg Beamer for their diligence toward making this book a success 73155ffirs.qxd 1/24/07 9:07 PM Page xii 73155ftoc.qxd 1/25/07 1:39 PM Page xiii Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Expression Web Familiarizing... options that are specific to Expression Web For example, the Task Pane menu item, which I touched on in the previous section, enables you to open any one of the 18 Task Pane windows within Expression Web Like the Task Pane menu item, the Site menu item is also specific to Expression Web, enabling you to choose options for managing a Web site, opening and creating reports, copying a Web site, and more In all,... ASP.NET Enter Expression Web As FrontPage’s successor, Expression Web obliterates that stigma by captivating the developer in a vast, intuitive, and feature-rich environment Whether you’re designing a Web site for personal use, a government institution, or a private organization, Expression Web s tools are geared to aiding in the development of feature-rich, accessible, and captivating Web pages Who... through Expression Web What You Need to Use This Book To work through and run the samples in this book, you must have the following: ❑ A computer running the Windows operating system ❑ The NET Framework 2.0 (The NET Framework 2.0 will be installed along with Expression Web You can download it separately from http://www.asp.net.) ❑ Expression Web (A trial version can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Web site... Control ValidationSummary Control RegularExpressionValidator Control CustomValidator Control Summary Exercise Chapter 14: Securing Your Web Applications Securing the Vecta Corp Site Configuring Application Services Configuring Forms Authentication Creating the Login Page Working with Login Controls Summary Chapter 15: Working with XML Data Introduction to XML and XSL Expression Web s Visual XML Authoring... While knowledge of the aforementioned Web technologies 73155c01.qxd 1/24/07 8:54 PM Page 2 Chapter 1 is encouraged, it’s not required with Expression Web Expression Web allows the developer to structure and format content, and even connect to and interact with database/XML data visually using a series of task panes, wizards, toolbars, and toolboxes With Expression Web, years of learning and mastering... Preview in Browser Settings Advanced Settings Language Settings Database Settings Publishing Your Web Site The Publish Web Site Dialog Using the Copy Web Site Window Deploying Web Sites with Personal Web Packages Summary Exercise Chapter 4: Working with Images, Media, and Hyperlinks Inserting Images into Your Web Page Setting General Picture Properties Using the Tag Properties Task Pane to Modify Image . 288 Client-Side Technologies 290 The Web Server 291 Installing IIS 293 Expression Web s Built-In Web Server 296 Configuring the Web Server in Expression Web 296 Server-Side Technologies 298 .NET. Page i 73155ffirs.qxd 1/24/07 9:07 PM Page ii Beginning Expression ® Web Zak Ruvalcaba 73155ffirs.qxd 1/24/07 9:07 PM Page iii Beginning Expression ® Web Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475. Minatel, for being on top of this book and for ensur- ing that Beginning Expression Web is one of the first Expression Web books to market. I’d also like to thank Kevin Shafer, Tim Tate, Spike