Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084492
Software: Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You want to make some information available on the Internet.
To do this, you might want to design, build, and upload a website. The
features and functions in Expression Web will enable you to create a website
to suit your requirements.
Course Objective: You will create a website using Microsoft Expression Web.
Target Student: This course is intended for students who want to create web pages
and websites in a graphical application.
Prerequisites: Although experienced users will appreciate the extensive
functions of Expression Web, no technical background is required to use the
software. However, it may be helpful if a student has completed the following
Element K courseware: HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 1 (Second Edition) and
Cascading Style Sheets (Third Edition), or has equivalent knowledge from another
source.
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
For the Student Computer
This course requires one desktop computer for each student.
- A PC with a Pentium IV, 1 GHz CPU or higher
- A minimum of 512 MB of RAM or higher
- A generic monitor (1024 x 768)
- A 40–GB hard disk or larger
- A sound card
For the Instructor Desktop Computer
- A PC with a Pentium IV, 1 GHz CPU or higher
- A minimum of 512 MB of RAM or higher
- A generic monitor (1024 x 768)
- A 40-GB hard disk or larger
- A sound card
- A display system to project the instructor’s computer
screen
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition
- Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007
- Microsoft® Office 2007®
- Netscape Navigator® 7.1
- Mozilla Firefox®
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- get familiar with the basic principles of web development
and the Expression Web environment.
- design the layout of a website.
- add content to a website.
- format a web page using CSS.
- work with links.
- add interactivity to web pages.
- finalize a website.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Expression Web
- Topic 1A: Overview of Website Development
- Topic 1B: Explore the Expression Web Interface
- Topic 1C: Customize the Expression Web Interface
- Lesson 2: Designing the Layout of a Website
- Topic 2A: Define a Website
- Topic 2B: Design Layouts Using Layout Tables
- Topic 2C: Define Standard Layout Components
- Topic 2D: Create a Dynamic Web Template
- Lesson 3: Adding Content to a Website
- Topic 3A: Create a Home Page
- Topic 3B: Add Text to a Web Page
- Topic 3C: Import
Pages to a Website
- Topic 3D: Format Text
- Topic 3E: Work with Tables
- Topic 3F: Work with Images
- Lesson 4: Formatting
a Website Using CSS
- Topic 4A: Introduction to CSS
- Topic 4B: Create an External Style Sheet
- Topic 4C: Attach an External Style Sheet
- Topic 4D: Create
an Internal Style Sheet
- Topic 4E: Modify an External Style Sheet
- Lesson 5: Working with Links
- Topic 5A: Create Hyperlinks
- Topic 5B: Create
Bookmark Links
- Topic 5C: Format
Text Hyperlinks
- Topic 5D: Create a Hotspot
- Lesson 6: Adding Interactivity
- Topic 6A: Add an Interactive Button
- Topic 6B: Open a Page in a New Browser Window
- Topic 6C: Create a Rollover
- Topic 6D: Add an Audio File
- Lesson 7: Finalizing a Website
- Topic 7A: Check for Accessibility
- Topic 7B: Check for Compatibility
- Topic 7C: Generate CSS Reports
- Topic 7D: Check the Site Summary Report
- Topic 7E: Publish the Website