Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007: Level 2

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

Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007 has made it possible for you to create standard compliant websites that are aesthetically appealing. Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007 also makes it possible for you to design websites that are highly interactive and dynamic. In this course, you will create a fluid designed website and add dynamic features to make it engaging to the users.

Course Objective:

You will create an interactive and a dynamic website using Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007.

Target Student:

This course is designed for students with fundamental competency in using Expression Web for designing web pages and adding content and simple functionalities into them, and those who need the skills to use Expression Web to design a website with enhanced functionality and usability.

Prerequisites:

Students should have taken the Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007: Level 1 course from Element K or have equivalent knowledge. Recommended, though not required, is the Microsoft® Access 2007: Level 1 course. Also, knowledge of XML, database concepts, and ASP.NET would be helpful, but not required. 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:

Create the layout of a website.

Create and manage layers.

Design forms to submit and retrieve data from a database.

Use frames to link and display several pages of web content within a single browser window.

Work with XML to create and display data from an XML database.

Use Expression Web to collaborate on website development and design in a workgroup environment.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating the Layout of a Website

Topic 1A: Create a CSS Layout

Topic 1B: Modify a Layout

Topic 1C: Create the Master Page

Lesson 2: Working with Layers

Topic 2A: Create Layers

Topic 2B: Set Layer Styles

Topic 2C: Manage Multiple Layers

Topic 2D: Assign Behaviors to Layers

Lesson 3: Working with Forms

Topic 3A: Create a Form

Topic 3B: Set Validation Parameters for Form Controls

Topic 3C: Display Database Data on a Web Page

Topic 3D: Create a Login Page Using the Login Controls

Topic 3E: Enhance Form Design

Lesson 4: Designing Web Pages Using Frames

Topic 4A: Create a Frames Page

Topic 4B: Edit Display Properties of a Frame

Topic 4C: Add Hyperlinks to a Frames Page

Topic 4D: Add an Inline Frame

Lesson 5: Working with XML

Topic 5A: Create an XML Database

Topic 5B: Display XML Data on a Web Page

Topic 5C: Display RSS Feeds on a Web Page

Lesson 6: Managing Workgroup Development

Topic 6A: Create a Workgroup

Topic 6B: Work with Workflow Reports

Topic 6C: Manage Files with Source Control