Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web

This is a companion website for the Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web eBook. Parts of this site are password protected. Owners of the eBook will have access to the eBook Owners section.

Expression Web Site Templates

As a gift to the Expression Web Community Pat and Tina have produced 12 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.

There are also five equal height columns site templates available for you to download.

eBook

Major Revision - The Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook has been revised and is now available. If you have purchased the EBook in the past, you can download the latest version for FREE! You will have received a notice of the new download link. The email you received when you first purchased the EBook has the username and password you need to use. This major revision includes new material and updates to include the changes for the recently released Expression Web 4.0 SP1 and SP2. Purchasing the book now entitles you to life-time updates. The revised edition includes new tutorials as well as three new templates. Also included is a new collection of Expression Web queries.

The lessons in this eBook work best when using Expression Web versions 1 or 2. EW 3 or 4 does not currently allow you to customize toolbars or create your own. With the release of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 2, you will now have the ability to create a customized toolbar. It is not as complete as what was/is available in the earlier version.

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 eBook is for you.

Price $32.00

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 ~

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Authors: Tina Clarke and Pat Geary

Prerequisites for starting this project include:

Install Expression Web 1.0 or 2.0 or 3.0 or 4.0 (full version) OR you can download a trial copy of EW 4.0. which lasts 60 days (this the length of the trial at the time of writing). Make sure you also download the just released Service Pack 2 for Expression Web 4. 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. The newly released Service Pack 2 for EW4 allows you to make a customized toolbar but not all of the features we explain can be added.
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 Basic Desktop Tool which can be run from your desktop.
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 or 4.0 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 or 4.0 Setting up Expression Web EBooks

We have found that it would benefit anyone new to Expression Web 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 you start the project. While the tutorial was made using Expression Web 1.0, the main difference is the location of the Site file choices which are located under the Site menu option rather than the File menu option.

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 eBook owners Only and is password protected. You should have the username and password from the from the eBook.

The template you choose to use 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 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.

NOTE: There are additional FREE site templates available that are NOT part of the password protected area. They are more basic but available for you to use.

Also included in the templates section are the following lessons that are not in the EBook. They are available to EBook owners.

Working with CSS
CSS Basics - Styles Overview
New Style Dialog Box
Modify Style Dialog Box
Rename a classed based Style
Working With Course DWT Style Sheets
Working With Course DWT's
Layout Tables for Photos or Products
Add a Search Box