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.

Class and eBook

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 available F REE to class members OR you may purchase the eBook separately.

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Launch Price: $45.00
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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 ~

Next Class: January 11, 2009
Length of Class: 4 weeks

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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.
  • 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
  • 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 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 Setting up Expression Web EBooks
  • Chosen your template from the choices provided.

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

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.

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.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web eBook ONLY

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Launch Price: $45.00