Expression Web 2007 Introduction
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Description: This course teaches the basic features and functions of Microsoft Expression Web. Students will learn how to plan and create Web sites, work with templates, format text, and use CSS. They will also learn how to work with images, creat links, use image maps, and create tables. Finally, students will learn how to use proofing tools and publish a Web site.
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows XP: Basic or equivalent experience.
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: Internet basics
· Discussing the Web and HTML
Topic B: The Expression Web workspace
· Identifying interface components
· Exploring task panes
· Switching site views
Topic C: Page editing
· Discussing Web page elements
· Inserting and editing basic content
· Previewing a page
Topic D: HTML
· Viewing HTML
· Selecting page elements
Unit 2: Web sites
Topic A: Site planning basics
· Discussing design considerations
Topic B: Creating a Web site
· Creating a one-page Web site
· Creating new pages and folders
Topic C: Templates
· Creating a new template
· Defining editable regions
· Setting basic page properties
· Applying a template
Unit 3: Text formatting
Topic A: Text basics
· Importing text
· Changing line breaks to paragraph breaks
· Inserting spaces
· Inserting a symbol
Topic B: Structural formatting
· Applying headings
· Creating lists
Topic C: Cascading Style Sheets
· Discussing style sheets
· Creating and attaching an external style sheet
· Defining element styles
· Creating and applying class styles
Unit 4: Web page layout
Topic A: Basic CSS layout
· Defining content sections
· Creating ID styles
· Applying ID styles
Topic B: Basic layout techniques
· Creating fixed and fluid layouts
· Applying margins, padding, and borders
· Creating a two-column layout
· Clearing a container
Unit 5: Images
Topic A: Image formats and properties
· Exploring image properties
· Specifying alternate text
· Applying image-based text
Topic B: Working with images
· Arranging images
· Adding margins to images
· Adding image borders and padding
Unit 6: Links
Topic A: Link basics
· Creating a local link
· Creating a navigation bar
· Creating external links
· Creating and linking to bookmarks
Topic B: Link styles
· Formatting links
Topic C: Image maps
· Creating an image map
Unit 7: Tables
Topic A: Working with tables
· Inserting a table
· Modifying cell properties
· Modifying table properties
· Formatting rows and columns
· Adding a caption to a table
Topic B: Table-based layouts
· Updating a table-based layout
Unit 8: Publishing
Topic A: Proofing tools
· Checking spelling
· Checking hyperlinks
Topic B: Web site publishing
· Discussing Web servers
· Publishing a Web site
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