Lynda.com - Expression Web: CSS Workflow

Expression Web is Microsoft’s successor to FrontPage. Brian Wood shows how it is a robust development

application, emphasizing how its CSS tools can be used by web developers to create clear and complex sites. In Expression Web: CSS Workflow, Brian focuses on standards compliance as a key factor in choosing Expression Web. He also builds a website from the ground up using CSS, and demonstrates how to deploy it to the web. Exercise files accompany the course.

Released on: 11/19/2008

Table of contents

Introduction

Welcome	0:24	0.7 MB
How to use the exercise files	0:24	0.8 MB

1. CSS/XHTML Fundamentals

Understanding web standards	3:40	4 MB
Separating structure from presentation	3:41	3.7 MB
XHTML vs. HTML	4:27	6 MB
What is CSS?	3:30	7.2 MB
Understanding the different types of styles	3:36	5.2 MB
Internal vs. external styles	4:01	4.6 MB
Understanding basic selectors	3:57	5.4 MB
Understanding complex selectors	7:06	5.1 MB
Understanding the cascade	3:52	4.4 MB
Understanding specificity	4:37	9.3 MB
Understanding how Expression Web manages CSS	5:27	11.4 MB
Working with the Apply Styles task pane	9:47	11.6 MB
Working with the Manage Styles task pane	8:00	16.3 MB
Working with the CSS Properties panel	6:46	13.9 MB
Setting CSS preferences	5:15	7.8 MB
Understanding Expression Web’s CSS visual aides	5:18	11.1 MB
Designing with CSS in mind	3:08	6.1 MB

2. Understanding Layout

Understanding divs and IDs	3:30	2.5 MB
Creating divs for layout	2:46	2.2 MB
Assigning an ID for styling	4:22	4.8 MB
Understanding the Box model	2:24	1.6 MB
Working with Margin and Padding	3:36	4.6 MB
Reviewing normal document flow	1:36	1.5 MB
Understanding basic floating	6:16	7.1 MB
Using float for layout	5:45	6.6 MB
Containing floats	6:16	6.1 MB
Understanding relative positioning	3:45	7.9 MB
Understanding absolute positioning	4:50	7.8 MB
Understanding the Layers task pane	6:46	10.9 MB

3. Using Expression Web’s CSS Layouts

Working with starter pages	3:15	4.1 MB
Understanding starter page structures	3:40	2.9 MB
Modifying CSS globally (external style sheets)	3:01	2.4 MB

4. Working with Type

Declaring font families	3:45	7.7 MB
Creating custom font family declarations in Expression Web	3:46	7.4 MB
Controlling font sizing	6:36	13 MB
Controlling line spacing	4:14	5.5 MB
Controlling vertical margins	5:50	11 MB
Aligning text	3:34	7 MB
Setting column width	7:14	17.6 MB
Using font shorthand notation	4:43	8.1 MB
Working with inline styling	4:58	10.4 MB
Creating classes for text properties	7:40	7.7 MB
Using the Style toolbar	3:58	7.6 MB
Using the Style Application toolbar	3:09	5.8 MB
Styling text links	8:12	16.3 MB
Styling graphics within text	6:42	13.8 MB

5. Working with Backgrounds

Setting background properties	3:59	7.1 MB
Setting background color	3:14	6.3 MB
Applying background images	3:39	7.1 MB
Positioning background images	4:41	9.6 MB

6. Using Lists for Navigation

Styling lists	7:24	10.8 MB
Creating custom list bullets	4:01	5.2 MB
Using lists for navigation	1:47	2 MB
Creating vertical menus pt. 1: Stripping list styling	3:10	4 MB
Creating vertical menus pt. 2: Defining width for link elements	4:17	5.6 MB
Creating vertical menus pt. 3: Styling links	4:19	5.6 MB
Creating vertical menus pt. 4: Using rollovers	2:40	3.3 MB
Creating vertical menus pt. 5 Indicating current page	3:09	3.5 MB
Creating vertical menus pt. 6: Changing the cursor	2:11	2.7 MB
Creating a horizontal navigation system	6:44	10.1 MB
Using background graphics with navigation	5:10	7.6 MB

7. Styling Tables

Reviewing table tag structure	3:56	8.1 MB
Using table head and table body for styling	5:25	7.4 MB
Styling table captions	5:42	11.7 MB
Styling headers	6:38	13.5 MB
Styling table content	13:28	21.2 MB
Creating alternating row colors	5:31	11.3 MB
Using pseudo-class selectors for tables	3:08	6.3 MB

8. Styling Forms

Examining form structure	2:59	5.4 MB
Styling fieldset and legend elements	9:23	17.7 MB
Styling the form structure	6:29	8.3 MB
Styling form elements	5:11	9.6 MB
Using classes to identify form elements	4:20	8.5 MB

9. Managing CSS

Moving CSS between files	5:51	11.7 MB
Creating pages for site prototypes	2:22	2.8 MB
Creating default styles	3:41	4.5 MB
Using Expression Web to resolve conflicts	6:46	6.8 MB
Using Find and Replace to customize styles	7:33	15.4 MB
Creating custom CSS starter pages	6:18	12.4 MB
Managing style sheet links	5:34	10.6 MB

10. Using Multiple Media Types and Print Style Sheets

Creating print style sheets	1:38	3.5 MB
Assigning media types	4:33	8.8 MB
Styling type for print	4:22	8 MB
Suppressing element printing	4:27	8.9 MB

11. Testing and Deploying CSS

Using Expression Web’s CSS reports	5:36	6 MB
Running the Compatibility Checker	4:42	6.2 MB
Formatting code for deployment	4:16	12 MB
Creating modular style sheets	6:11	12 MB

12. Bringing It All Together

Starting with a starter page	3:37	4.9 MB
Setting global styles	7:01	9.4 MB
Defining masthead and nav bar colors	5:10	9.7 MB
Laying out the nav bar	8:58	15.5 MB
Working with columns	13:36	32.4 MB
Setting content styles	10:50	17.7 MB
Creating a sidebar form	12:19	26.3 MB
Making and styling a table	8:50	21 MB
Editing a footer	3:29	7.3 MB

Conclusion

Goodbye

0:17

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