- 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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Product Description Microsoft Expression Web 2 English UPG DVDEnter 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
Featured Customer Reviews  Crash Prone,
November 07, 2008
Expression Web 2 does not have an auto save feature. When it fails is random. However, I have found that if you frequently move your cursor from lower left to upper right of your window, it will crash more often.
Web Expression 2 is not ready for release, but neither was Web Expression 1. Go to the online forums that deal with Web Expression and you will read lots of reports and complaints from many users.
I publish more than 20 Web sites. My success depends on my publishing content. If I am slowed down Web Expression 2, it costs me money. Microsoft appears to be unconcerned with all of the negative reviews and complaints.
I'm currently evaluating Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver has a steep learning curve, but it appears to be more stable.
I suggest that first time Web publishers stay away from both products. Search for simple to use products. Consider whether you really need CSS. Most Web publishers don't need CSS for simple personal sites or even simple commercial sites.
If I had to make a recommendation for a novice use, it would be for the last version of FrontPage. It was easy to learn, fairly reliable, and produced good Web sites. If you are a professional using Expression Web, you should plan to migrate to Dreamweaver. It is the industry standard. If you can use Expression Web, the transition will not be as difficult as migrating from FrontPage to Dreamweaver.
Microsoft Expression Web,
October 28, 2008 I am very dissappointed in Expression Web. I have been a webmaster for 12 years and never experienced such aggravation with any software product in all these years.
I have reloaded the program 4 times because of it's habitual freezing up causing it to shut down, in some cases causing me to lose my work. It times out, freezes up and a couple of times disappeared off my PC entirely. I waited to purchase it until the final version was released. I should have waited another year! FrontPage to ExpressionWeb,
October 16, 2008Solid performer as successor to FrontPage,
October 09, 2008 I've used trial versions of SharePoint Designer and Expression Web 1 for about a year and finally bought Expression Web 2 (one copy for my son from Amazon) and a copy at work from another vendor.
I've had a web site for 12 years and used FrontPage until Microsoft engineers made FrontPage text-based hyperlinks not work in Vista. Good financial move for them resulting in a web editor update necessity for me. I have other pricey web page editors available, but prefer the simplicity of MS products because I don't need a hi-tech webpage and I don't have the time to learn the other products.
I prefer the performance and features of SharePoint Designer over Expression Web, but it's pricey to the point that I can't justify it over the equally solid performer Expression Web.
Like FrontPage of old, Expression Web 2 is a no nonsense get it done web page editor that most people will quickly learn how to navigate and easily use it to make nice web pages. It's for ordinary users and business people who need a competent easy to use interface and don't want to spend 1,000 hours mastering esoteric features in high-priced competitor products.
Russell Smith
 Very good value,
October 07, 2008
With all that being said, this is a very good product. For one, it's loaded with great features, especially good CSS support and nice templates to get started. It's also a very good value for the money because I got my upgrade from Frontpage for less than $100. For people like me, it's better money spent on Expression Web than to spend over triple that amount on Dreamweaver.
If you aren't a professional and aren't going to need the full features of Dreamweaver, then this is easily one of your best options for getting into web design. Very user friendly, learning curve is quick, and it's one of the best values for the money spent.
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