The document provides an overview of Microsoft Expression Web Designer, a professional design tool for creating high-quality, standards-based websites. It highlights features such as modern CSS layouts, dynamic web templates, and ASP.NET integration, focusing on user interface elements like task panes and panels. The presentation is intended for informational purposes, mentioning its public CTP release in June 2006.

1. Expression Web Designer Overview Wayne Smith Senior Product Manager Microsoft Expression Microsoft Corporation NGW016

2. Microsoft Expression Web Designer The professional design tool to create high-quality, standards-based web sites Generate modern CSS page layouts using powerful design surface tools and direct manipulation of positioning, sizing, setting margins, and padding Develop dynamic Web sites and applications by taking full advantage of the power of ASP.NET 2.0

3. Expression Web Designer Lynda Weinman CEO lynda.com

4. Expression Web Designer Professional design experience Task Panes and panels Other UI Elements The New… Dialog Site Templates Dynamic Web Templates

5. Expression Web Designer Standards based websites XHTML Browser specific schemas Rendering Schema Errors Code Snippets

6. Expression Web Designer CSS based layout Master pages Layer Taskpane Visual Margins and Padding Properties Taskpanes Toolbox Code IntelliSense

7. Expression Web Designer CSS formatting and style management Code Formatting Auto/Manual control Typographical control Style Redundancy Manage Styles Taskpane CSS dialog Apply Styles Taskpane

8. Expression Web Designer Rich data presentation XML XSLT XSLT Processing RSS Other data sources

9. Expression Web Designer ASP.NET ASP.NET 2.0 Development Server Drag and Drop controls Design time rendering Common Tasks menu

10. Expression Web Designer Reporting and deployment Introduction CSS Reporting Accessibility Reporting Compatibility Reporting Site Deployment

11. Expression Web Designer Next steps Public CTP in June 2006 www.microsoft.com/expression

12. © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.