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Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Ebook and Class

The current  session of the Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web class has ended. The next session has not yet been scheduled. 

If you are interested in knowing when the classes are scheduled, sign up for the FrontPage to Expression Class/Ebook mailing list.

Have you been using FrontPage to design your websites? Do you use themes, shared borders and the navigation bots along with any of the other bots available. When you look at the source code, do you see lots of font tags? Would you like to move up to Expression Web which is Microsoft’s successor to FrontPage and have the ability to create standards compliant code? Perhaps you have already downloaded the trial or purchased the program and are now struggling to convert your site. Would you like to learn how to do this in the easiest possible way?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web Class and Ebook is just what you are looking for. Your instructors, Tina Clarke Microsoft MVP - Expression Web and Pat Geary Microsoft MVP - Expression Web will provide hand holding within the classroom to guide you through the update process.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web EBook  is priced at only $29.  SUMMER SALE $22.

NEWS - Eric Meyer's CSS Sculptor for Expression Web priced at $49.99 On Sale thru July 5th $39.99

This has to be the best time ever to upgrade from FrontPage to Expression Web and have the most helpful Expression Web addon ever to help you make templates or DWTs.

Be sure and sign up for the FrontPage to Expression Class/Ebook mailing list to keep up-to-date on class schedules and eBook updates. Revisions for the eBook will be posted to this list.

Classes being offered at Start to Web  include: NOTE: The next session of classes has not yet been scheduled.

Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web
Introduction to Expression Web
Introduction to CSS
Use coupon code PGfriends for 10% discount on any of the above classes.

Website Design Articles

Tutorials on Website Design

  • HTML Document Structure - The structure of an HTML document and how to code it.
  • 301 redirect tutorial - How to create a 301 permanent redirect to handle page name changes and domain moves so your viewer does not receive a 404 Page Not Found message.
  • Google Canonical problems - www versus non.www - How is your page indexed - www.my-domain.com OR my-domain.com? This tutorial will guide you in setting up whichever one you want to use.
  • Creating Layered Backgrounds - A background is an image that is placed on a web page to add color or design to the page. A layered background adds one or more images. The majority of these layouts are created with nested tables. You can also create the same effect using CSS.
  • Website Navigation Structure - Adding navigation to your website is a MUST! After visiting many genealogy sites over the last few months, one thing I have noticed is that a number of them include only a Home button and Back button.
  • Creating a Navigation menu
  • Add a Search Box - If you have a large site, you want to consider adding a search box to your site. There are a number of free ones available or if you are using paid hosting, there may be one available through the host. The free ones I have used are listed below. Each is customizable to reflect the "look" of your site.
  • Framed Web Site - A step-by-step tutorial on moving from a framed site to a css based layout.
  • Publishing With FTP - Using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to publish your website.
  • Accessible Forms
  • Setting Up A Domain or Subdomain - This is a step-by-step tutorial for setting up a domain or subdomain using 1and1 hosting on a Linux server.
  •  Transferring a 1and1 Included Domain - The steps to follow if you want to transfer one of the FREE or included domains that come with your 1and1 package.
  • Creating Custom Error Pages - This is a step-by-step tutorial for setting up a custom error page using 1and1 hosting on a Linux server.
  • Heading Tags - <h1> to <h6> tags - Are you using the heading tags to structure your document or to format it? Learn how to properly use these tags. A tutorial by James Huggins.
  • Using a Gradient Image for your background - Gradient images can be used almost anywhere on your webpages. I use them as backgrounds for the page itself, as well as the background for forms and heading tags.
  • Website Design and Search Engines - Before I can even visit a website I have to FIND it. How? Usually by searching for a keyword that I am looking for - surname genealogy? surname history? a county? an individual name? and so on. If you don't turn up in Google Search, how will I know where to look for your information? Yes, there are other search engines but right now Google is the top one and probably the one most of us use. You can conduct this same type search on any of them.

Website Design and RootsWeb

  • Rootsweb WorldConnect Project
  • WorldConnect and CSS - Would you like to add some style to your WorldConnect Database results. Would you like those pages to look more like your genealogy web site? Learn how with this tutorial.
  • WorldConnect and HTML - A how to for adding photographs and hyperlinks to WorldConnect GEDCOM Files.
  • Server Side Includes - If you have content that shows on every page of your website OR on many pages of your site, you might want to consider using Server Side Includes (SSI.) SSI's allow you to make a change in one page and have it update on all the pages where it is included.

FrontPage Tutorials

Expression Web Tutorials

All Expression Web Tutorials are being moved to Expression Web Tips, Tutorials and Templates