Length: 1 day

Prerequisites: Students should have taken the Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007: Level 1 course from Element K or have equivalent knowledge. Recommended, though not required, is the Microsoft® Access 2007: Level 1 course. Also, knowledge of XML, database concepts, and ASP.NET would be helpful, but not required.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• create the layout of a website.
• create and manage layers.
• design forms to submit and retrieve data from a database.
• use frames to link and display several pages of web content within a single browser window.
• work with XML to create and display data from an XML database.
• use Expression Web to collaborate on website development and design in a workgroup environment.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating the Layout of a Website
Topic 1A: Create a CSS Layout
Topic 1B: Modify a Layout
Topic 1C: Create the Master Page

Lesson 2: Working with Layers
Topic 2A: Create Layers
Topic 2B: Set Layer Styles
Topic 2C: Manage Multiple Layers
Topic 2D: Assign Behaviors to Layers

Lesson 3: Working with Forms
Topic 3A: Create a Form
Topic 3B: Set Validation Parameters for Form Controls
Topic 3C: Display Database Data on a Web Page
Topic 3D: Create a Login Page Using the Login Controls
Topic 3E: Enhance Form Design

Lesson 4: Designing Web Pages Using Frames
Topic 4A: Create a Frames Page
Topic 4B: Edit Display Properties of a Frame
Topic 4C: Add Hyperlinks to a Frames Page
Topic 4D: Add an Inline Frame

Lesson 5: Working with XML
Topic 5A: Create an XML Database
Topic 5B: Display XML Data on a Web Page
Topic 5C: Display RSS Feeds on a Web Page

Lesson 6: Managing Workgroup Development
Topic 6A: Create a Workgroup
Topic 6B: Work with Workflow Reports
Topic 6C: Manage Files with Source Control