Microsoft Expression Web: Advanced

Course Overview

This Microsoft Expression Web Advanced training course builds on the foundations created on our Microsoft Expression Web Introduction/Intermediate training course.

In this class we will revisit forms and how to validate user input before we go on to an introduction to ASP.NET to allow you to write sever side code to handle form data. Attendees then learn how to use back end databases from their web sites, including building a search facility.

Finally the course covers master pages and templates in detail and then how to use expression web to test your site before you publish it.

On completion of this Microsoft training course, delegates will be more proficient in Expression skills

Related Courses

• Microsoft Expression Web 2007: Introduction for Beginners
• Microsoft Expression Web: Introduction / Intermediate
• Microsoft Expression Web 2007: Intermediate Level 2

Prerequisites

Attendance of the Microsoft Expression Web Introduction/Intermediate training course or equivalent knowledge

Course Outline

The Expression Web Workspace

• Setting Page Size

Forms

• Using Expression Web to Create Forms
• HTML Form Elements

Introduction to ASP.NET

• Static pages vs. Dynamic pages

Validating User Input with ASP.NET

Validation Controls

• HTML Form Elements vs. ASP Form
• Controls
• ASP.NET Validation Control
• Testing with Validators
• Summarizing Results with
• Validation Summary Control

Navigation Menus with Flyouts

• Adding the Menu
• Adding Elements to the Menu

Data Binding

• Database Basics: Introduction to SQL
• Creating an ASP.NET Connection
• Using the SQLDataSource Control
• Displaying Data in a Bulleted List with a
• List Bound Control
• Using a SQL Alias to Combine Two Columns

Displaying Data with GridView Control

• Using the GridView
• Paging through Records
• Creating Sortable Columns
• Using AutoFormat
• Changing Column Headings
• Editing and Deleting Records with GridView

Building a Drill-Down

• Introducing the AutoPostBack
• Using a SQL Alias to Combine Two
• Columns
• Showing all Movies by an Actor
• Showing all Movies in a Genre (SELECT DISTINCT)

Building a Search Feature

Inserting Records with FormView Control

• Using Master Pages and Templates

Using Meta Tags to Optimize Search

Engine Placement

• Keywords
• Description

Site Management Information

• Find and Replace
• Hyperlink Report
• Compatibility Checker
• CSS Reports