This excellent Expression Web course you will discover the magic of Microsoft Expression Design. During the course you will learn to create your very first web site, and will prove you with advanced tips on how to create designs with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The course has been created by an expert instructor with years of experience, as you can imagine, you will be given an abundance of insider knowledge and tips.
Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.
Since 1995, Janine Warner has written more than a dozen books about technology and the Internet, including her latest Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies.
A recognized Internet expert known for making technology fun and accessible, she has been a featured guest on a variety of radio and television programs, and her articles have appeared in such diverse publications as the Miami Herald, Shape magazine, and the Point Reyes Light newspaper.
Janine is a popular speaker at conferences and events in the United States and her fluency in Spanish brings her regular invitations to Latin America and Spain. Janine has also been a part-time faculty member at the University of Southern California and at the University of Miami where she taught online journalism.
From 1998 to 2000, Janine worked full time for the Miami Herald as their Online Managing Editor and later as Director of New Media. She also served as Director of Latin American Operations for CNET Networks.
An award-winning former reporter, Janine earned a degree in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. To learn more, visit her Web sites at www.jcwarner.com and www.digitalfamily.com.
Section 01 – Understanding Design Options
Section 02 – Understanding Design Options
Section 03 – Understanding Design Options
Section 04 – Understanding Design Options
Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a Expression Web certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate, and printed certificate.
With this qualification, you are able to fulfil various roles, such as:
PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide any software with this course.
Section 1 – Understanding Design Options | |||
1: The Many Ways to Build a Website | |||
1. Designing with Layers & Absolute Positioning | |||
2. Creating Layouts with Tables | |||
3. Using Dynamic Web Templates | |||
4. Building Web Pages with Frames | |||
5. Working with ASP.net | |||
6. Looking at ASP.net & Data Binding Controls | |||
2: Creating Your First Site | |||
1. Creating a Site Folder, Saving & Naming Your Site | |||
2. Setting the Page Properties & Inserting a Tracing Image | |||
3. Adding Images & Setting the Alternate Text | |||
4. Inserting the Navigation Button Images | |||
5. Using CSS Properties to Position Layers | |||
6. Saving Embedded Files | |||
7. Creating an Images Folder | |||
8. Changing the Z-Index of a Layer | |||
9. Adding the Background Image | |||
10. Changing the Background Color of the Web Page | |||
3: Customizing the Interface | |||
1. Rearranging & Docking Task Panes | |||
2. Changing Site Settings | |||
3. Specifying Application Options | |||
4. Changing Page Editor Options | |||
5. Adding, Removing & Customizing Toolbars | |||
6. Examining Design, Split & Code Views | |||
7. Useful Shortcuts for Designing Web Pages | |||
4: Creating & applying CSS Styles | |||
1. Defining Link Styles | |||
2. Creating Styles for Image Placement | |||
3. Moving Styles to an External Style Sheet | |||
4. Attaching & Editing External Styles | |||
Section 2 – Understanding Design Options | |||
1: Getting More Advanced With CSS | |||
1. Viewing a Page with & without CSS | |||
2. Setting Up the Fallow Deer Page Properties | |||
3. Creating a Container with a Centered Div Tag | |||
4. Creating & Applying a Style Simultaneously | |||
5. Add Graphics to the Top Div & Set Accessibility | |||
6. Creating the Story Div & Modifying Styles | |||
7. Adding the Sidebar & Deer Images | |||
8. Creating Class Styles for the Images | |||
9. Floating Divs & Calculating Spacing | |||
10. Adding a Footer & Using a Clear Style | |||
11. Format Headers with a Descendant Selector | |||
12. Create Styles for Photo Captions & Credits | |||
13. Understanding Font Sizes within Styles | |||
14. Creating a Style for an Unordered List | |||
15. Creating & Attaching External Style Sheets | |||
16. Move Internal CSS into the Attached External CSS | |||
17. Define Body Style & Add it to the External CSS | |||
18. Modifying the Sidebar Style | |||
2: Managing Images & Links | |||
1. Explaining Compression of JPEG Images | |||
2. Refreshing & Replacing an Image | |||
3. Saving & Explaining GIF Images | |||
4. Preserving Transparency with GIF Images | |||
5. Combining Graphics & Methods of CSS | |||
6. Reusing Background Colors across a Website | |||
7. Turning Images into Links | |||
8. Stylizing Unordered Lists as Horizontal Nav Bars | |||
9. Stylizing Text to Look Like Buttons | |||
10. Creating Colored Rollover Buttons | |||
11. Creating an Email Link | |||
12. Creating Animated GIFs | |||
3: Dynamic Web Templates | |||
1. Creating an Image Map | |||
2. Aligning Divs within Divs | |||
3. Creating Divs within Divs | |||
4. Styling Unordered Lists as Vertical Nav Bars | |||
5. Using the Clear Div Trick | |||
6. Saving a Page as a Template | |||
7. Creating a New Page from a Template | |||
8. Resizing Images to Fit within a Template | |||
9. Replacing Text & Images within a Template | |||
10. Making Global Changes with Templates | |||
11. Detaching Templates | |||
4: Using Tables to Lay Out Content | |||
1. Creating Tables | |||
2. Changing Table & Cell Properties | |||
3. Merging & Splitting Cells | |||
4. Using Tables for Page Layouts | |||
5. Adding Text & Graphics to Tables | |||
6. Combining CSS & Tables | |||
7. Adding Background Images | |||
8. Assessing Problems with Tables | |||
9. Using Tables for Tabular Data | |||
5: Creating Sites with Frames & I-Frames | |||
1. Creating a Frame Set | |||
2. Targeting Links in a Frame Set | |||
3. Creating I-Frames | |||
4. Targeting Links in I-Frames | |||
5. Final Comments & Credits | |||
Section 3 – Understanding Design Options | |||
1: Adding Interactivity With Behaviors | |||
1. Creating Rollover Images | |||
2. Inserting Interactive Buttons | |||
3. Linking to Open a New Browser Window | |||
4. Creating a Pop Up Message | |||
5. Creating Page Transitions | |||
2: Designing Attractive Forms | |||
1. Getting Started with the Form Tag | |||
2. Adding Text Fields | |||
3. Adding a Drop-Down List to the Form | |||
4. Adding Radio Buttons & Check Boxes | |||
5. Adding a Multi-Line Text Area & a Submit Button | |||
6. Adjusting the Font & the Background Color | |||
7. Creating a Style to Align Text Boxes | |||
8. Using a Table to Align Checkboxes | |||
9. Connecting Your Form to a Script | |||
10. Customizing Your Form to Work with a Script | |||
3: Adding Content From Other Programs | |||
1. Bringing in Content from Excel® | |||
2. Importing Text & Images from Word | |||
3. Cleaning Up Word-Generated HTML | |||
4. Saving Word Files as HTML | |||
5. Creating & Adding PDF Files | |||
6. Linking to a PowerPoint® File or Show | |||
7. Linking to the PowerPoint Viewer | |||
8. Saving PowerPoint Files as HTML | |||
4: Survival HTML & CSS | |||
1. Creating a Simple HTML File | |||
2. Adding Basic Bold & Italic Markups in HTML | |||
3. Explaining Paragraph Tags & Break Tags | |||
4. Adding Basic Attributes with HTML | |||
5. Recognizing HTML in Split View | |||
6. Setting Links in HTML | |||
7. Recognizing JavaScript & CSS | |||
8. Comparing Standard Mode & Quirks Mode | |||
5: Working With Multimedia | |||
1. Creating a Link to Video Files on a Page | |||
2. Introducing Object & Embed Code for Media Players | |||
3. Changing Object Tag Settings | |||
4. Changing Embed Tag Settings | |||
5. Adding QuickTime™ Video | |||
6. Embed a Background Sound in a Page | |||
7. Embedding Audio Controls in a Page | |||
8. Using a Behavior to Play Audio | |||
9. Adding Flash® Files | |||
6: Testing & Publishing Your Site | |||
1. Testing Your Site | |||
2. Using Site Management & Tracking Hyperlinks | |||
3. Testing for Accessibility | |||
4. Testing for Compatibility | |||
5. Publishing Your Website to a Server | |||
Section 4 – Understanding Design Options | |||
1: troubleshooting CSS | |||
1. Attaching Multiple Style Sheets Simultaneously | |||
2. Running CSS Reports | |||
3. Understanding Style Priorities & Con icts | |||
4. Using Manual vs. Auto CSS Settings | |||
5. Create Style Sheets for Dierent Media Types | |||
2: Expression Web Tips & Tricks | |||
1. Swapping Multiple Images with Behaviors | |||
2. Saving Time with Search & Replace | |||
3. Viewing File Extensions in Windows | |||
4. Renaming & Removing Sites | |||
5. Final Comments & Credits |