Expression Web team blog

Blog by the team behind Microsoft Expression Web

Looking up HEX values in Photoshop

I've written up a few tips on quick ways to look up hexadecimal values in your document in...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/12/2009

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript reference at your fingertips: FireScope add-on for Firefox

SitePoint has released the “first phase” of their JavaScript reference, and they’ve also completely...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/27/2009

Twitter on PHP VERSUS ASP.NET

NETTUTS is a good website for web development and design tutorials: https://nettuts.com/. Jeffrey...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/23/2009

CSS Layouts without the headache

Hi, I’m Beck Weinhold, one of the newest testers on the Expression Web team and also a newcomer to...

Author: beckw Date: 01/23/2009

Last day to get Expression programs for half their original sales price is January 31, 2009

Renee Yong just emailed me to let me know the last day for 50% off of the price for Expression Web...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/21/2009

Understanding and Unleashing the Power of CSS Layouts

The latest version of the Expression newsletter was emailed to subscribers today and includes the...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/20/2009

Sessions, Workshops, and Unsessions announced for Microsoft MIX 2009

Register now for MIX 09 which presents a slew of sessions on working with Expression programs,...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/15/2009

SEO toolbar for Firefox

Free search engine optimization toolbar for your Firefox web browser. “What would happen if you...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/15/2009

Have you ever been puzzled by the tip “Newer constructs are recommended” while working in the Code...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 01/02/2009

Holiday Upgrade savings – add Expression Web 2 to your web authoring tool set

For a limited time, customers in the United States can shop the Microsoft Online Store for Microsoft...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 12/22/2008

The Quirkiness of Quirks Mode

Hi, I'm Michelle Rosenthal, a new tester on the Expression Web team. My recent work on Expression...

Author: Michelle_Ilene Date: 12/17/2008

New online web development training on lynda.com

Lynda.com has released two new training modules for Expression Web 2, delivered by Brian Wood,...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 12/16/2008

CSS Layouts – Oh, the Humanity… ! by Steve Guttman

Back in the earlier days of the web—like 5 years ago—the standard fashion for laying-out...

Author: Anonymous Date: 12/12/2008

Software update for Expression Web 2: KB957827

Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Expression Web 2.0. This update fixes a problem that...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 12/10/2008

Training: Web development essentials

Joshua Eklnud recently published a series of training videos on how to use Expression Web, including...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 12/02/2008

Expression Web documentation at your online fingertips

The Help documentation for Expression Web has been available on the MSDN Library website ever since...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 11/03/2008

New MIX website developed with Expression Web

The MIX website at https://www.visitmix.com was recently redeployed and was developed with, but of...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 10/22/2008

Free BETA version of Microsoft Web Platform Installer

Microsoft has released a free BETA version of the Web Platform Installer which corrals together all...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 10/22/2008

Your Ted Spread

Erik Saltwell, Group Program Manager for Expression Web, used Expression Web 2 to build a Google...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 10/21/2008

Migrating from Microsoft FrontPage to Microsoft Expression Web - Part1

Updating your site with standards-compliant HTML FrontPage helped bring WYSIWYG publishing to the...

Author: Padraic Date: 10/03/2008

Simplifying your PHP applications – RIA Development Center

The RIA Development Center website (sponsored by Microsoft) just published a detailed review of the...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 10/01/2008

Make Your Web Pages "Behave" by Swapping Images

I used Expression Design to layout and create the elements for my wedding homepage (see my blog...

Author: Gregory W. Smith Date: 09/29/2008

Using a Tracing Image to Guide Web Page Layout

I used Expression Design to layout and create the elements for my wedding homepage (see my blog...

Author: Gregory W. Smith Date: 09/22/2008

The sordid life of software bugs

Triage – (French, from trier, to sort) 2. the assigning of priority order to projects on the basis...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 09/19/2008

Composing a Webpage Layout Using Expression Design

Hey everybody, I'm Greg Smith, a new tester on the Expression Web team. In August of 2008 I was...

Author: Gregory W. Smith Date: 09/04/2008

Website accessibility lawsuit settled by Target

You may recall that back in 2006 Target was sued because the Target website was not accessible to...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 09/01/2008

Public beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8 is now available!

A public BETA of Internet Explorer 8 is now available for download at...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 08/27/2008

Migrate from FrontPage to Expression Web – New online training

Veteran FrontPage MVPs Tina Clarke and Pat Geary have developed an online class and ebook “Migrating...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 08/22/2008

Just What is UX Anyway?

Working with design & authoring software all day, every day for many, many years got me thinking...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 08/21/2008

Cleaning Up Messy HTML

Updating your site with standards-compliant HTML >FrontPage helped bring WYSIWYG publishing to...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 08/20/2008

newest member of the expression web team: steve hebert

Steve Hebert recently joined the Expression Web team as a Development Lead and is working out of our...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 08/18/2008

Take the survey of web professionals @ a list apart

If you subscribe to this blog or are reading this post, chances are very good that you make a living...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/14/2008

Getting started with the silverlight 2 media player in expression web 2

Expression Web 2 has built-in support for Silverlight version 1 in the Insert menu ( Insert >...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 08/13/2008

Microsoft sponsors uxweek

We know that great user experience is good business…the more engaging a web site, application, or...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 08/12/2008

How to get 60 days out of your free 30 day Expression web 2 trial

The free trial version of Expression Web 2 is described as a "30 day" free trial on the...

Author: Garry Trinder Date: 07/01/2008

What do YOU want? How about some sweet swag... ?

Hello faithful readers! What would you like to read more about on the Expression Web team blog?...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 06/11/2008

Version 2 of Expression Web has arrived !

The Expression website was relaunched yesterday with a fresh new look and experience to coincide...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 05/02/2008

Free online Training from HP

Hewlett Packard is providing a free online training for Expression Web 1 (not version 2 of...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 05/02/2008

Expression newsletter overflows with Expression Web

The April 2008 edition of the Expression newsletter was published today and contains no less than...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 04/28/2008

Still on the fence? pricing and upgrade details for Expression Web 2

For those of you that have been enjoying the trial version of Expression Web 1, but have been...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 04/18/2008

Transitioning from FrontPage to Expression Web

If you've been using FrontPage and are ready to embrace the world of standards-based web design with...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 04/02/2008

Eric Meyer's CSS Sculptor for Expression Web

We're pleased to let you know that Eric Meyer's CSS Sculptor for Expression Web is now available for...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 03/25/2008

CSS Sculptor by Eric Meyer for Expression Web 1 and Expression Web 2 BETA

We're excited to announce that Eric Meyer (https://meyerweb.com/ and https://www.complexspiral.com/),...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 03/10/2008

From Comp, to CSS, to Code - view the talk online

Tyler Simpson, our Principal Test Manager, and Nishant Kothary, Expression Technical Evangelist,...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 03/08/2008

Expression Web 2 BETA

Building on the successful launch of Microsoft Expression Web and after listening closely to your...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 03/05/2008

New Expression Community website

The Expression team has launched a new Community website where you can learn, share, and be...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 02/28/2008

Meet us at MIX 2008 !

Four members of the Expression Web team are headed to MIX 2008 in Las Vegas, and would like to meet...

Author: Expression Web Team Date: 02/22/2008

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