Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web

This is a companion website for the Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web class and eBook. Parts of this site are password protected. Members of the class and owners of the eBook will have access to the students and eBook Owners section. You may obtain a 10% discount on the class by using the coupon code TCfriends.

Expression Web Site Templates

NEW - As a gift to the Expression Web Community Pat and Tina have produced 12 NEW Site templates that can be used DIRECTLY within the Expression Web program itself. These templates will work with any version of Expression Web. Never be without a basic layout again! With these well coded starter Site packs, full instructions and download information about these must have Site Templates is not to be missed, get yours today.

Expression Web Xmas 2009/New Year 2010 Giveaway Winners

Expression Web Birthday Winners Results - Be sure to visit the site frequently as we will be having ANOTHER giveaway for Easter.

Class and eBook

This lessons in this ebook work best when using Expression Web versions 1 or 2. EW 3 does not currently allow you to customize toolbars or create your own. We are hoping this feature will be available once the promised service pack comes out later this year. EW 1 or 2 is a much better choice for the actual migration.

Have you ever wondered how to fix all those web bot errors? Do you want your site to do better in the search engines? Would you like to start using Expression Web or begin to use it so it helps not hinders your learning curve? Then this Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Class is for you. The eBook is included as part of the class OR you may purchase the eBook separately.

Price $29.00

I felt a 5 year anniversary needed more than just posting about it here. My website hadn’t been redone in the same amount of time (except maybe for some bells ‘n whistles) and I had already thought I might give this new-fangled Microsoft Expression Web (EW) a whirl. Luckily I bumped into a course which seemed tailored at what I was about to do: Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web I subscribed, followed the course and here is the result: www.jkp-ads.com Kudos to Tina Clarke and Patricia Geary (both Frontpage MVP’s) who were the course writers and -instructors. Excellent job. ~ Jan Karel Pieterse ~

Additional Testimonials

Next Class: TBA
Length of Class: 4 weeks

If you wish to be informed when the next class is available, please join our FrontPage to Expression mailing list. This list will also post updates and revisions to the eBook.

Price: $79.95

REGISTER: Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Class and eBook

Authors: Tina Clarke and Pat Geary

Prerequisites for the class include:

Install Expression Web 1.0 or 2.0 or 3.0 (full version) OR you can download a trial copy of EW 3.0. which lasts 60 days (this the length of the trial at the time of writing). Note: You can make a customized toolbar with EW 1.0 and 2.0 and SharePoint Designer 2007 (which is free). You CANNOT - at the present time - make a customized toolbar with Expression Web 3.0. This does not stop you using those features within Expression Web 3.0, it just makes slower going. In the coming service pack 1 for EW 3.0 we hope that Customize either fully or in part will be included back into Expression Web 3.0 or at a later date produced as a powertoy.
Install Firefox with the Html Validator extension that adds HTML validation inside Firefox. The number of errors of a HTML page is seen on the form of an icon in the status bar when browsing.
Install Total Validator Advanced Desktop Tool which can be run from your desktop and validate an entire site at once.
You will need a website made with FrontPage (any version) which must reside on your hard drive.
Read and implement either EW 1.0 or EW 2.0 or 3.0 Setting up Ebooks. The eBooks by Tina Clarke, are a FREE download.
Backed up your Website TWICE. One will be used as your working site one as a safety net. If you wish a experimental web, where whatever you do does not matter, make a third copy.
Choose your template from the choices provided below.

Prior Experience:

You will need a website made with FrontPage (any version) with a local copy on your hard drive to use in the class
You should have read and implemented either EW 1.0 or EW 2.0 or 3.0 Setting up Expression Web EBooks

We have found that it would benefit many class members to have watched Cheryl Wise's four part Video series on Getting Started with a Basic Website, therefore we would strongly encourage you to watch it BEFORE class starts.

This course covers:

Preparation

Installing EW
Backing up

Cleanup Preparations

Making CU Toolbar
Making Queries

Removal Preparations

Redundant graphics
Save Navigation
Remove Themes...
DL Web Package
Preserve Regions
Insert DocType
Remove bots

Pages Preparation

Import Web Package
Use Cleanup Toolbar
- Compatibility
- Clean Tables
- Accessible Tables
- Apply XHTML
Replace Bots
Compatibility Reports
Accessibility Reports
CSS Reports
Add Semantic Markup
- Heading Tags
Add Meta Tags
Preview in browser
Validation
Run Queries

Revising Pages

Navigation
- Accessible Nav
- Make Include Pages
- Insert Include Pages
Forms
Robots File
About DWTs
- Attach DWTs
Use Site Summary
SuperPreview (EW 3.0 only) or a separate install of SuperPreview for Internet Explorer.

Templates

This part of the site is for Students Only and is password protected. You should have the username and password from the class site or from the eBook.

The template you choose to use for this class should have a left navigation menu so that you can learn the replacement for the navigation bots. You may choose from any of the provided templates.

Each of the templates is written with an XHTML Transitional doctype and both the css and template validate. All files and images for the templates are included in a Personal Web Package that is available for download.

The templates provided as part of this class are based on those available at InkNoise Layomatic and Eric Meyer's CSS Sculptor for Expression Web. There are also instructions on modifying both the style sheets and DWTs.

Select your template package for download.