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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Microsoft EAN: 0882224660655 Format: DVD-ROM Label: Microsoft Manufacturer: Microsoft Model: 45159G Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: April 30, 2008 Studio: Microsoft Sales Rank: 351 MPN: MSCD66065WI
Product Description: Reduce complexity and ease data integration by using powerful design tools and task panes to design for ASP, PHP and XML. Seamlessly integrate Web design and development teams with the powerful combination of Expression Web 2 and Visual Studio 2008. Unleash your creative ideas and bring your Web sites to life with sophisticated CSS design features. Visual designers, specialized task panes, and tool bars give you precise control of page layout and formatting. Import layered artwork from Adobe Photoshop or sl...
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great web design software
I don't understand why Expression Web has grown in popularity. Microsoft really have come up trumps for once. Its a small install, way smaller than Dreamweaver, intuaitive and incredibly effective. Its also massivley cheaper than Adobe's baby.
I have used Dreamweaver for sometime and it now seems to have gone the way of most Microsoft offerings. Its bloated, too complicated and annoyingly produces messy propriety code. It also has restritive licensing and poor upgrade routes.
Expression Web just churns out fully XHTML compliant code and doesn't even add anything in the meta data to say its produced it (very unusual these days). It links well with ASP pages and has enough .net snippets in there for those who want the ... Read More:
Rating: - Interesting upgrade routes
I will save a full prodcut review for the main product as more people who haven't used Expression Web before are likely to look there but I thought I'd comment on Microsoft's choice of upgrade paths which are generous to say the least (unlike Adobe's attempt at daylight robbery with Dreamweaver).
You qualify to use the upgrade license if you have any of the following:
* Expression Web 1 or Expression Studio 1
*Any of the following Adobe packages (any version) - Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, Go Live
* Microsoft Office (any version)
* Front Page (any version)
This is about the broadest upgrade route I have ever seen and must be welcomed in today's world ... Read More: