Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course length: 1 day 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

Course Description

You want to make some information available on the Internet. To do this, you might want to design, build, and upload a website. The features and functions in Expression Web will enable you to create a website to suit your requirements.

Course Objective:

You will create a website using Microsoft Expression Web.

Target Student:

This course is intended for students who want to create web pages and websites in a graphical application.

Prerequisites:

Although experienced users will appreciate the extensive functions of Expression Web, no technical background is required to use the software. However, it may be helpful if a student has completed the following Element K courseware: HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 1 (Second Edition) and Cascading Style Sheets (Third Edition), or has equivalent knowledge from another source. Knowledge of Microsoft Word is helpful.

Delivery Method:

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Get familiar with the basic principles of web development and the Expression Web environment.

Design the layout of a website.

Add content to a website.

Format a web page using CSS.

Work with links.

Add interactivity to web pages.

Finalize a website.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Expression Web

Topic 1A: Overview of Website Development

Topic 1B: Explore the Expression Web Interface

Topic 1C: Customize the Expression Web Interface

Lesson 2: Designing the Layout of a Website

Topic 2A: Define a Website

Topic 2B: Design Layouts Using Layout Tables

Topic 2C: Define Standard Layout Components

Topic 2D: Create a Dynamic Web Template

Lesson 3: Adding Content to a Website

Topic 3A: Create a Home Page

Topic 3B: Add Text to a Web Page

Topic 3C: Import Pages to a Website

Topic 3D: Format Text

Topic 3E: Work with Tables

Topic 3F: Work with Images

Lesson 4: Formatting a Website Using CSS

Topic 4A: Introduction to CSS

Topic 4B: Create an External Style Sheet

Topic 4C: Attach an External Style Sheet

Topic 4D: Create an Internal Style Sheet

Topic 4E: Modify an External Style Sheet

Lesson 5: Working with Links

Topic 5A: Create Hyperlinks

Topic 5B: Create Bookmark Links

Topic 5C: Format Text Hyperlinks

Topic 5D: Create a Hotspot

Lesson 6: Adding Interactivity

Topic 6A: Add an Interactive Button

Topic 6B: Open a Page in a New Browser Window

Topic 6C: Create a Rollover

Topic 6D: Add an Audio File

Lesson 7: Finalizing a Website

Topic 7A: Check for Accessibility

Topic 7B: Check for Compatibility

Topic 7C: Generate CSS Reports

Topic 7D: Check the Site Summary Report

Topic 7E: Publish the Website