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EW 3 page not viewing correctly in IE or FF

tania — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:12:14 GMT

I'm using EW 3 and it was working fine. Now when I go to view a page either from superpreview or outside of EW 3 it goes right back to the EW page. I'm sure it must be a setting ;) I changed but I have gone through everything to check.

Thanks for your help.

tania

HTML XHTML Novice

blakey1975 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:13:10 GMT

Hey All, have got Expression web 3. I have search the web for a decent tutorial on Expression and this Site is by far the best and easiest to understand.

The videos are straight forward and easy to follow, i was having a problem understanding how to work with CSS, not anymore.

Thank you for your time and effort in producing a fine set of tutorials. I will be back! :hehe:

Lovin' those videos

KBake — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:31:45 GMT

I've just finished viewing ALL of Dustin's videos for the first time and most of my questions have been answered! I originally built a small business website for a friend using MS Frontpage 2003 using all the bots, bells, and whistles. It took me forever (as a newbie) just reading the MS Step by Step book. Thank goodness for the WYSIWYG design view. Now that Frontpage has been replaced with EW, I have been reading and exploring all of the online resources, including books about CSS, XHTML, and anything I could get my hands on. The one video about id, classes etc. and the margins vs padding really helped me understand the differences. I really like the idea of an external style sheet linked to the site. I'm going to use the videos to help me rebuild the small business site in EW and I expect I will be back to this site often! A big thanks to Dustin for creating the videos. They have been most helpful.

CSS Cheat Sheets

Freon22 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:35:32 GMT

Hi All,

Last week I wanted to add some rounded corners to my layout. I started out making some corner images but since I have different size boxies it added to many images. Plus the idea of having to send all those picts each time just didn't seem right. So I looked into other ways and found a few javascript that would do it. One being curvyCorners but it delays before it rounds the corners plus it seem to have a few other bugs. I am now looking at Jquery with the round corner plug-in but this also has its short comings. The plug-in doesn't round borders it just rounds the background, now you can make it look like a border by nesting div tags.

Edit: I forgot to add that CSS3 does have rounded border corners and a few of the browsers does support them but for some reason IE still fars way behidden in CSS support.

Anyway during my search I found some nice cheat sheets for CSS2 and CSS3 that I thought I would share.

Thank you!

njsharkdiver — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:31:00 GMT

Many thanks Dustin for your informative videos, I just finished watching the introduction video and I've already been educated beyond expectation. Thanks again!

Centre layer vertically

Louis — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:23:20 GMT

Hello,

I have a problem to center a layer vertically.

Normally i make a layer or table and use 100% height horizontal and 100% width vertically to fill the browser maximum. In there i put a new table and center this.

In Expression web, when i use 100% horizontal the layer gets a maximum width, but when i use 100% vertically the layer gets a minimum height :w00t: .

Is anybody know how to solve this?

New Brand; CYBER TV

Cyber — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:37:21 GMT

Hey Guys,

I am studying at Technical University of Sofia. i am a computer science student but i am turkish. i have a brand in turkey. name is Cyber TV. i want to do some project with silverlight and smooth hd streaming. This'll be maybe some iptv project. okay i don't know english very well but if you know how we'll do that and if you want to join this project just send me mail.

mail: info@cagataytoksozoglu.com.tr

Thank you from the fans

Kevdog2834 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:47:41 GMT

After looking through the web for a site to learn Microsoft Expression, your site has proven so far to be the best one out there. I am still in the beginning of learning the software but thanks to you it is coming along quicker and easier. You even have a link to download the videos for the iPod and Zune. Thank you for putting this site together and having such great content.

Height of layer adjusts according to combined height of layers inside

stevenb — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:48:26 GMT

Hello
New ExWeb user here. Tutorials have been great.
Running into an issue -
I want my outside layer to adjust its height automatically according to the combined heights of the layers inside.
I changed the height setting of the layer to be auto and this gets the desired effect in IE but in Firefox the layer adjust to the height of the first layer inside!
Any feedback appreciated
S

Formatting Issues-Expression Web

jmaz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:59:44 GMT

I am a beginner with the Expression Web software. I am putting together my first website and have watched the tutorials online. Unfortunately my layout is slightly different than the one that was done in the example and now I am running into formatting problems. I have most of the content for the home page in place and when I am working on it in expression web it looks nice and neat. When I view it in explorer or Firefox everything except for the body and the wrapper are pulled over to the left side of the page and aren't spread out correctly. I have toyed with the pixel settings for hours and I can't seem to get everything to flow smoothly from left to right. I'm guessing it has something to do with how the layers have been created and potential conflicts between the settings in the parent vs. child layers.

If any of you have resolved similar issues to the ones described above and think you can help via a thread I would greatly appreciate any input.

Many thanks in advance.

Adding navigation to a web site using expression web

bluebell — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:53:41 GMT

Hi !

I'm new to using expression web and desparately need your help.

I've found the videos tremendously helpful but I don't know how to add page navigation to my site. If anyone can help I'd be extremely greatful

ASM

CSS Question on dropped float after adding 2nd wrapper within a float area

kellyjo82 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:31:09 GMT

Here is the page i am working on building:

http://www.kellyrambow.com/WEB%2011%202008/css%20example/homepage%20layout%20experiment.html

Here is the CSS i'm using to build the page:

* { padding: 0; margin: 0; }

body {
background-color: #765856;
background-image: url(../images/pageBg.gif);
background-repeat: repeat-x;
text-align: center;
}
#wrapper {
margin: 0 auto;
width: 976px;
}
#leftcolumn {
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
height: 500px;
width: 13px;
float: left;
}

/*LEFT MIDDLE COLUMN*/
#leftmiddle {
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
height: 500px;
width: 471px;
float: left;
/* display: inline;*/
}

/*SUB LEFT COLUMN AREA*/
#wrapper_leftmiddle {
margin: 0 auto;
width: 471px;
}

#leftcolumn_leftmiddle {
color: #333;
background: #E7DBD5;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
height: 350px;
width: 156px;
float: left;
}
#content_leftmiddle {
float: left;
color: #333;
background: #F2F2E6;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
height: 350px;
width: 158px;
display: inline;
}
#rightcolumn_leftmiddle {
color: #333;
background: #E7DBD5;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
height: 350px;
width: 157px;
float: left;
}
#footer_leftmiddle {
width: 471px;
clear: both;
color: #333;
background: #BD9C8C;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

>

so my problem is that when i added the "/*SUB LEFT COLUMN AREA*/" - and the divs defined there
to the inside of the

/*LEFT MIDDLE COLUMN*/

when i added those divs to the div class="leftmiddle"
the div id="rightcolumn" dropped, and now there is a space between the
div class="leftmiddle" and the div id="rightmiddle"

I have alot of HTML experience and some CSS experience, but am trying to build my site using only CSS, ASP and Ajax.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

Hello all

Mother Confessor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:46:09 GMT

Hey all, lookin for some forums to discuss expression. Obvously.

it wont save

hello — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:35:06 GMT

i can't save my pproject, it just says "unable to save file" when i click save, any suggestions why

Thank You

Certo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:40:47 GMT

Greetings All,

I've yet to go through all the vids, but so far they're really hands on. With each bit of instruction, I hit pause, Alt+Tab to E.W. and perform the same task, mayb with slight modification with a site I have in mind.

This forum looks quite good, but as many non-debate and worse or silly bulletin boads go, it seems a bit short of contributors. "Everybody" seems to have more money that some of us and cannot afford Dreamweaver and are unwilling to use a pirated copy.

Nontheless, I am finding LearnExpression.com to be the beginning of an act of sacrifice for the rest of us. I just had my birthday and this site is a welcome birthday present, :).

Thanks, Certo

Site Update Request

kingy04 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:51:54 GMT

Hi Dustin, i started using your site when it first launched and it really has helped me, i like to think im an advanced expression web user now and its all down to ur vids starting me off. but still theres plently to learn. congrats on your family and im glad to hear the twins are doing well.

i was wondering if you have an update on the site, and whats coming in the future?, and a timescale. im very much looking forward to the new content

many thanks

Antony

Tutorial disc

bluebird — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:49:33 GMT

I have tried to run the tutorial disc that came with the software, but each time I put it in I'm alerted that I need Silverlight 1.0. When I click anywhere on the screen, I'm taking to the download and it says it's already installed. If I go back to previous page, I get the same thing and unable to access the tutorial. I am running Firefox. I thought maybe I'd have to run it in Explorer, but it seems to be an automatic decision and I can't choose Explorer. I'm also running Vista. If anyone can help, I would appreciate.

How are the twins?

guitarmom — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:51:18 GMT

Hi Dustin --

I'm still grateful for all the help your site provided in helping me to learn Expression Web. I literally don't know how I could have built a site without your guidance and education.

I have twin nephews in just about every branch of my extended family, so I understand how crazy life probably is for you right now. But when you have a chance, could you let us know how things are going? How old are the twins now, are they doing well, have they started to roll over or crawl? Do you ever get to sleep?

I think I speak for all of the learnexpression.com community when I say that we wish you all the best.

Toni Collins, web hostess of www.SupermanBobHoliday.com (Thanks to YOU!)

hello all

barksworld — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:31:19 GMT

New to the prog and forum just thought I would say hello. Looks a really good place to be. Am trying to get my head around the program and am in awe of the "first attempts" of some people If only I can get somwhere near them. I keep reading about the videos that seem to be excellent but dont seem to be able to find basic steps first time for dummies like me any help appreciated
anyway best wishes to all out there
regards
barksworld:)

Have plans changed for site?

cparker — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:50:33 GMT

I'm new here. After going through your videos I'm very pleased. I've been using the divs and layers as the demos describe and things are starting to fit together. Of course, there is the art that is missing from my own particular bag of tricks, but I'm interested in learning how to do some lettering and graphics later. What I'm confused about is the status of the site and your plans for it. Quite a few months ago it appeared from posts on the forum that the site would morph into one that would be a paying site and would have much more content, probably with other tutorials encompassing other expression products. Mention was made that it would be a pay for use site, with a good or better deal for the early users. But it seems that since the summer things havent evolved much if at all. I'm puzzled and curious if momentum has kind of faded away or if there are surprises in store. I also was looking at the MS site about silverlight and saw all kinds of whiz bang demos and wonder if this has anything to do with a possible change in plans. But whatever the scenario, I've been very pleased with your site and tutorials as they are. I will go over them several more times and may have some more questions. Thank you!

Expression 2 Betas Released

Dustin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:37:07 GMT

MIX started today and I see MS launched the betas for the entire Expression 2 family. I haven't got to play with them myself yet, but there looks to be a lot of great improvements so far. Check them out and let me know what you think.

[url=http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=studio2beta]Expression Studio 2 Beta[/url]

NEW... Just found your site

iperry — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:26:19 GMT

Learning to use Expression Web

I got Expression web about a year ago from Microsoft from being a system builder after getting the full demo package that they provide. :w00t: I just found out about this site today after a friend telling me that he had some possible we clients for me.:D

I have not done any web site for quite a long time mainly because the last software I used was front page, which as all of us know is a real funky software, but at the time it was fine. During that time I had received an NFR copy of Dreamweaver, which I found to be virtually impossible to learn on my own. :hehe: But I was pretty good at working on FrontPage. :) Then when I received a copy of Expression Web, I took one look at it and immediately thought of DreamWeaver.:cool: My first thought was ARGH.:w00t:.. I will never get this one.... so I put it on the shelf and never did anything with it.

Tonight when I found this web site, I carefully watched all the beginner videos... and thought WOW... I can do this.
It now seems like I can create much better sites than I could with MS Front Page....

Thank you for getting the tutorials up and going..

Ivan Perry
GPS Mobile Solutions

Just wanted to say Hello

karier13 — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:35:40 GMT

Hi!

I just wanted to say hi to everyone. :D I have just recently started learning EW 2. I have used FP for many years and have had a website for 10 years. I have gone thru all of the tutorial videos and they are great. I did have trouble with a couple of them as the sound was either bad or way ahead of the video. But I do look forward to seeing others. They are a big help in getting started. Thanks a lot!! :satisfied:

Karie
http://www.karieswebworld.com

Hello

elementalgrace — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:40:40 GMT

Hello

Just stopping by and introducing myself.

I've just started having a look through Expression Blend and I've been really impressed with what I've seen of it so far. I'll be largely working from a design perspective (not big on the C# or VB coding) and doing interface design, whilst my developer colleague will be working on the functionality elements.

I come from a web design background and have been designing using HTML and CSS for a couple of years now - and I can see quite a lot of similarities with that so far.

If there's anyone out there doing similar, it'd be great to compare experiences.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Image Slideshow in your Website

RayAdams23 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:54:50 GMT

Do you know if the Expression Suite of products would allow to create a slideshow of images that can be put into a website?

Thanks,

Ray

Redesign an old Access DB with Expression Web front-end???

Bricorn — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:34:02 GMT

Just want to start out by saying that I stumbled across this site, and Dustin, our fearless leader, has really done a phenomenal job in laying out the basics in a neat & clean manner. I'm very impressed, so thank you!

I want to solicit some input from the casual readers here, to even see if I am on the right track... I have designed, from the ground-up, an Access Database (split into a front & back end) that my wife and I use for a home business. The back-end is one single MDB file that's about 100 Megs in size. It contains over twenty different tables that are all related to each other using Primary Keys and cascading fields, etc.

The release of Vista has cause me (don't ask why) to upgrade to Access 2007, and it has absolutely STYMIED performance on a network scale to where I am near to pulling my hair out. A few friends (and one "sage" in particular) recommended I rewrite the DB to SQL Server on the back-end, and use Visual Studio to create an HTML front-end to access the data on the two client computers. Claims are that this would increase performance spectatularly. I tend to agree that this type of a situation would at least bring me into the 21st century, as well, and provide a bit more flexibility and ease of access if I were traveling, etc.

The real question I have is which scenario to go with here:

1. Keep and continue to develop in MS Access only (ugh).

2. As had been suggested, convert the DB to a SQL back-end and develop a new front-end using Visual Studio, or

3. Keep the existing MDB back-end on the server, and create a new front-end in Expression Web to manipulate table data.

As you might imagine, I'm leaning toward Door Number Three, but getting some sage advice would be invaluable. Thank you in advance!

Forms and Frontpage extensions

nadja — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:34:05 GMT

Hi,

I'd like to place a form (for E-Mail contact) into my website. Unfortunately my Web host doesn't support Frontpage extensions anymore (He did earlier with the Frontpage-Software).

I heard that somehow there must be a possibility to make this form work without these extensions. Does anybody know how?

Thanks a lot!

Nadja

Hover over an object

mbi — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:24:48 GMT

I recently upgraded from FrontPage 2003 to Expression Web. I would like to know how to hover over text or graphic and have a text box appear with more info. Once the mouse moves off the text or graphic the text/info box disappears.

Thank you.

One Year Complete / Status Update for 2008

Dustin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:31:56 GMT

First, I hope everyone had a good holiday season and got to spend an enjoyable time with friends and family. I also hope 2007 was a good year for you all. At the very least, you tackled Expression Web!

Alright, so its probably about time for another status update about the site and what's been going on for the past several months. I should note that this is no doubt not the first status update on the site that will be talking about largely the same thing and I'm well aware of that. I'm very excited that so many of you have written me lately and have been able to stay excited about the future of the site and new content. That's very encouraging and I thank you for that.

Anyway, let's knock this out;

Things actually changed drastically for me almost immediately after the last status update, which put the exact future of this site into question. Long story short, I am no longer employed full-time with LearnVisualStudio.NET. For those of you who are unaware, this site was an endeavor started because of the natural extension of the LVS site, while I was under employment there. Working for Bob was a great experience and he will no doubt be one of the greatest people I'll ever work with/for, and I'm glad to continue to have a solid relationship with Bob and the LVS crew, which enables me to continue to help make this site grow and expand.

About a month after that move, we found out my wife is pregnant, which is our first, so that is certainly exciting. We were surprised though to find out we would be having twins. Yes indeed. She is currently just over 4 months along now and getting quite the makings of a belly.

So what have I done for the past 4+ months then? Well I've been making a go at being entirely self employed to enable me to accomplish several of the goals I have for myself personally. Needless to say its been an interesting few months trying to get everything balanced out right, and deciding what exactly I needed to do for my soon to double family. There have obviously been countless other hurdles in the past 4 months, but those two are the ones that really had a huge impact on this site's status.

This site is now just barely over a year old, having launched December 22, 2006. While I didn't get all of the goals for the year accomplished in the way we had hoped, the site has still been a great success so far I believe. The traffic has been very good and steady and I have gotten so many great emails from people about the site throughout the year. Also, I just found out the other day that I received a Microsoft MVP award for my work with this site and the Expression community, which is really a great honor that I wasn't expecting, and I'd like to thank Microsoft and rest of the community for noticing the site and for the great feedback.

So where does that leave us now in 2008? Actually in a pretty good spot. I really want to get this site to the promised next stage that has been impending for some time and I've been doing a decent amount of week before the holiday to prepare for that. My next several weeks will be almost entirely dedicated to getting the new site launched and recording more content. I need to get with Bob to try to nail down an exact date that we can implement the next phase that the site will need behind the scenes, and what will most likely happen is that I will put up some more Expression Web content for free by the end of the month, to be followed by the waiting Blend content and the series on Web Design, which will be paid content of some sort. When I have a set deadline for the site launch I will let you all know.

I do plan on using the blog more for these types of updates this year as well. The blog was really barely touched last year and I've had more of a direct response and connection to the users through the forum. I'll try to use both actively this year and see what works better. I also want to explore more ways to keep more free content coming to the site as well as paid content, some of which may take the forum of written tutorials on the blog. I plan on trying that a bit as well and seeing how that works. It obviously won't be the focus, as the focus is still video tutorials and learning by doing.

So that's the "short" of it really. It has been an exciting and challenging year for sure. Thank you all for supporting this site so far, I know it hasn't all gone off without a hitch, but I think everything is finally working itself into place now. It has really been a honor to have been trusted to help you learn and transition to Expression Web. Here's to a great 2008 for all of us and our continued growth.

All the best.

Dustin

Will I be able to manage a site designed from .php on XWeb

Ryan — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:11:41 GMT

I am currently having a site designed, he is designing it with PHP. When he is finished I was hoping to load it onto Expression Web, will this have any effect because it isn't .html?

Thanks for your support and look forward to what you have to say.

Sansa E260

MichaelJB — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:43:40 GMT

Will the downloadable Zune file also work in Sansa E260?

Thanks

Hello

Ryan — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:50:32 GMT

Hey Everyone,

I am new to web design, I am currently enrolled in many classes from .php, XHTML to photoshop. I would like to one day be able to design fully dynamic web pages using Expression Web. I can make simple pages right now, but I guess we all got to start somewhere.

I am a Realtor in Newport Beach, CA and feel the whole real estate market is on the web now. As a young Realtor I think now is the time to learn and become comfortable with the web so when it becomes time to getting ranked on search engines I will have a competitive edge above everyone else.

Can't wait to read your questions and solutions.

Lost my breadcrumb view

FarmerJohn — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:20:07 GMT

How do I reveal my breadcrumbs? I just noticed that they are gone and I reset the view and clicked all of the view options and still no breadcrumb display. What are they called in the help search menu?

Crash course that didn't feel like 'crashing'

bluehandsfibers — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:17:30 GMT

I picked up expressions design a little while ago and was using it to design some graphics to incoorporate into my website that I was building on Yahoo sitebuilder. Getting frustrated, I decided to try out Web and see if I could go from knowing nothing (and I mean nothing!!!) to building a website from the ground up. Of course, had to dive right in, didn't know what the hell I was doing, and I found these videos...now I think I know. With that, Thanks Dustin for saving my sanity! :D

Dee @ Blue Hands Fibers

I am interested in hiring someone who knows Expression Web

gringolalo — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:26:19 GMT

I want to become proficient at MS Web and I realize I learn best by doing. I now have a web site written by someone else using VB, IIS, JAVA .asp and whatever other tool was needed and used five years ago. Our data is in a Sequel database and our business is virtual with all of our records online. I have used Enterprise Manager to access my data in SQL and would like to convert over th new technology.

It would be best if I could find someone relatively close to where I live ner Seattle but the programmer I have worked with for the past five hears is in Philadelphia so I know that is not required. I am working at learning to do most of my own day to day programming so I need to find someone who does not mind tutoring/teaching/guiding while also doing the hard core programming.

Please email me at lc@ioninc.com so we can communicate.

To whoever emailed me, Part 2

Dustin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:39:17 GMT

Whoever emailed me the following message through the forum;

[quote]Was this question ever answered. It is a very interesting one, & I was looking forward to hearing the resolution of these questions/problems. Were you able to help him?[/quote]

I'm not sure which question you're talking about. If you let me know, I'll do what I can.

Also, for future reference for anyone, emailing me through the forum seems to be anonymous, and I don't have a way to reply to you at all. It would be better to email me directly or send a private message on the forum.

Thanks.

To Whoever Emailed Me Last Night

Dustin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:55:10 GMT

Hi, I'm not really sure who emailed me through the forum last night, but I just wanted to say thank you for your very kind email and I hope the site can continue to be a useful resource for you. All the best.

Dustin

Hello and thank you

gringolalo — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:36:22 GMT

I am needing to grow and re-invent myself and it appears Expression Web and the rest of Expression Suite will be my ticket to doing so. I have books and tutorials on disk already but ths forum looks like the mother lode.

Excuse me in advance for the seemingly dumb questions sure to follow. I am going to learn Expression Web just like I learned to fly bush planes in Alaska, one day at a time.

"To know what to do when the enemies sword descends is to die. To act, is to live"

Your Site is The Greatest

guitarmom — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:16:44 GMT

Dustin --

I have to say it again: Your site is the best one on the web. Your two tutorials on menu design and rollover buttons were exactly what I needed. I'd spent time dancing around the web looking for ideas, and what I needed was right here all the time.

Thanks for these incredible tutorials. You really know how to bring us newbies up to speed.

Guitarmom

new here..

LouRocK — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:49:22 GMT

What's up everyone,

I stumbled across this site just running a search through yahoo and I have to say that it is awesome. So far this is the most informative and educational Expression site I have been to.

Anywho, I used to do a lot of programming with Visual Basic and very basic websites using html. I have not done anything in programming in about 10 years so this is perfect for me as I am just trying to build a site for a friends new business. Seeya around ;)