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