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Microsoft Expression Web
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
4 (4.0.1165.0) / June 2010, 7; 14 years ago (7-06-2010)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available inEnglish
TypeHTML editor
LicenseProprietary commercial software
WebsiteMicrosoft Expression Web

Microsoft Expression Web, code-named Quartz, is an HTML editor and general web design software product by Microsoft. It is part of the Expression Studio suite.

Expression Web can design and develop web pages using XML, CSS 2.1, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX, XHTML, XSLT, PHP and JavaScript. Expression Web 4 requires .NET Framework 4.0 and Silverlight 4.0 to install and run.[1]. Expression Web uses its own standards-based rendering engine which is different from Internet Explorer's Trident engine.[2]

Although Microsoft Expression Web shares the primary characteristics of a WYSIWYG HTML editor, including support for in-place editing of rendered HTML, it is not officially touted as a WYSIWYG editor[3]. The Expression Web FAQ describes Expression Web as "a professional development and design tool to create modern, standards-based Web sites that use PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX".[4]

Microsoft Expression Web provides the ability to install add-ons from third-party developers, extending its capabilities.

Version history

Microsoft Expression Web
On May 14, 2006, Microsoft released the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of Expression Web. On September 5, 2006, Microsoft released Beta 1. The major change from CTP 1 was that most of the old FrontPage bots, parts, functions and non-standard features were removed. The Release To Manufacturing version was made available on December 4, 2006.
Microsoft Expression Web 2
Microsoft Expression Web 2 was released in 2008.[5] Expression Web 2 offers native support for PHP and Silverlight.
Microsoft Expression Web 3
Microsoft Expression Web 3 was released in 2009.[6] It featured an updated graphical user interface created with Windows Presentation Foundation, in line with the rest of the Expression Suite, and included the Expression Web 3 SuperPreview tool for comparing and rendering webpage in various different browsers. Also noted was the lack of support for root relative links, links that start with a "/" to refer to the root of a web server. This feature was added with Expression 3 Service Pack 1.[7]
Microsoft Expression Web 4
Microsoft Expression Web 4 was released on June 7, 2010.[8] It added the option of HTML add-ins, and access to a web-based SuperPreview functionality, for testing pages on browsers that cannot be installed on the users system (such as Mac OS X or Linux browsers). Microsoft Expression Web 4 also provides an SEO Checker which analyzes produced web site against the best practices for getting the highest possible search-engine rankings.

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Reception

Microsoft Expression Web received positive reviews. PC Pro awarded Expression Web 2 five stars out of six. "It largely succeeded by concentrating on providing standards-compliant support for the web's core markup languages, (X)HTML and CSS," Tom Arah concluded.[10]

PC Magazine also rated Expression Web 2 with 4 stars out of 5 and labeled it as a more cost-effective option compared to the main competitor, Adobe Dreamweaver. "Even if money is no object, Expression Web 2 might be your better choice," Editor Edward Mendelson wrote.[11] However, PC Magazine criticized a lack of “Secure FTP in its Web-publishing functions” and “the ability to create browser-based (as opposed to server-based) scripting of dynamic pages that works in all browsers, including Safari”. On the other hand, PC Magazine noted that “most designers won't care about their absence”.[11] Microsoft Expression 3 later added support for SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) (otherwise known as Secure FTP) as well as FTP over SSL (FTPS).[12]

Releases

Releases of Microsoft Expression Web
Version and Build Date
4017.1004 CTP 1 May 14, 2006
4518 RTM December 4, 2006
2008.1200.4518.1084 RTM May 1, 2008
4.0.1165.0 RTM June 7, 2010

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Web System Requirements". Expression Web website. Microsoft corporation. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  2. ^ Mauceri, Rob (April 16, 2007). "Office Live and SharePoint". Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog. Microsoft corporation. Retrieved August 23, 2010. SharePoint Designer doesn't use Trident. SharePoint Designer, Expression Web, and the next version of Visual Studio's Visual Web Designer (code name Orcas) all use the same standards-based web design component. This component was developed jointly by the three product teams for high fidelity rendering of web standards like CSS, XHTML, as well as ASP.net.
  3. ^ Pearson, Bill (April 29, 2009). "BEFORE POSTING! - Expression Web FAQs - Forum Guidelines - READ BEFORE YOU POST!". Microsoft Expression forums. Microsoft corporation. Retrieved June 25, 2010. 5. EW is NOT a WYSIWYG web editor. Never was; you can't use it as such. You're in the big leagues now; put on your thinking cap.
  4. ^ "Expression Web Product FAQ". Microsoft Expression Web. Retrieved October 7, 2010. Q: What is Microsoft Expression Web 4? A: Microsoft Expression Web 4 is a professional development and design tool to create modern, standards-based Web sites that use PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX.
  5. ^ Kyrnin, Jennifer (September 26, 2008). "Microsoft Expression Web 2 Review". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  6. ^ James, Justin (September 1, 2009). "Review: Microsoft Expression Web 3 HTML editor". TechRepublic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  7. ^ Moscinski, Todd (April 26, 2010). "Different types of hyperlinks". Microsoft Expression Web team blog. Microsoft corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
  8. ^ Wilson, Jeffrey L. (June 8, 2010). "Microsoft Launches Expression Studio 4". PC Magazine (PCMag.com). Ziff Davis Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  9. ^ "What's new in Expression Web". Microsoft Expression Web product page. Microsoft corporation. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  10. ^ Arah, Tom (May 16, 2008). "Microsoft Expression Web 2 review". PC Pro. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  11. ^ a b Mendelson, Edward (August 11, 2008). "Microsoft Expression Web 2 Review & Rating". PC Magazine (PCMag.com). Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  12. ^ Leeds, Chris (2009). Secure FTP in Expression 3 "Expression Web 3 FTP Publishing". Microsoft Expression Newsletter. No. July 2009. Microsoft corporation. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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