Microsoft Expression Web

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::summary Discontinued HTML editor by Microsoft ::

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FieldValue
nameMicrosoft Expression Web
logoMicrosoft Expression Web icon.png
screenshotMicrosoft Expression Web screenshot.png
captionExpression Web 4 running on Windows 8
developerMicrosoft
discontinuedyes
released
latest release version4 (4.0.1460.0)
latest release date
languageEnglish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
operating systemWindows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
platformIA-32; DirectX, .NET Framework 4.0, Silverlight v4
genreHTML editor
licenseFreeware
websitehide
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| name = Microsoft Expression Web | logo = Microsoft Expression Web icon.png | screenshot = Microsoft Expression Web screenshot.png | caption = Expression Web 4 running on Windows 8 | developer = Microsoft | discontinued = yes | released = | latest release version = 4 (4.0.1460.0) | latest release date = | language = English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish | operating system = Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 | platform = IA-32; DirectX, .NET Framework 4.0, Silverlight v4 | genre = HTML editor | license = Freeware | website = hide

Microsoft Expression Web is a discontinued HTML editor and general web design software product by Microsoft. It was discontinued on December 20, 2012, and subsequently made available free of charge from Microsoft. It was a component of the also discontinued Expression Studio.

Expression Web can design and develop web pages using HTML5, CSS 3, ASP.NET, PHP, JavaScript, XML+XSLT and XHTML. Expression Web 4 requires .NET Framework 4.0 and Silverlight 4.0 to install and run. Expression Web uses its own standards-based rendering engine which is different from Internet Explorer's Trident engine.{{cite web |url = http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/archive/2007/04/11/office-live-and-sharepoint.aspx#comments |title = Office Live and SharePoint |work = Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog |publisher = Microsoft corporation |date = April 16, 2007 |access-date = August 23, 2010 |quote = 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. |first = Rob |last = Mauceri}}

Version history

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DeveloperMajor versionRelease dateMinor updatesRelease dateNotes
Microsoft1.0 (12.0.4518.1014)December 2006SP1 (12.0.6211.1000)December 2007Included in Microsoft Expression Studio
2.0 (12.0.4518.1084)May 2008Update (12.0.6329.5000)December 2008Included in Microsoft Expression Studio 2
3.0 (3.0.1762.0)July 2009SP1 (3.0.3813.0)November 2009Included in Microsoft Expression Studio 3
SP2 (3.0.3816.0)April 2010
SP3October 2011
4.0 (4.0.1165.0)July 2010SP1 (4.0.1241.0)March 2011Included in Microsoft Expression Studio 4
SP2 (4.0.1303.0)July 2011
SP2a (4.0.1460.0)December 2012
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On May 14, 2006, Microsoft released the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of Expression Web, code-named Quartz. On September 5, 2006, Microsoft released Beta 1. Beta 1 removed most of the FrontPage-proprietary (non-standard) features such as bots (use of FPSE features for server-side scripting), parts, functions, themes, automatic generation of navigation buttons, FrontPage forms, navigation pane to build a web site's hierarchy, and other non-standard features available in CTP 1. The Release To Manufacturing version was made available on December 4, 2006. The first and only service pack was published in December 2007. Expression Web does not have the form validation controls for HTML fields like FrontPage, but supports validator controls for ASP.NET.

Microsoft Expression Web 2 was released in 2008.{{cite web |url = http://webdesign.about.com/od/expressionweb/gr/expression_web2.htm |title = Microsoft Expression Web 2 Review |work = About.com |publisher = The New York Times Company |date = September 26, 2008 |first = Jennifer |last = Kyrnin |access-date = August 24, 2010 |archive-date = December 2, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101202002034/http://webdesign.about.com/od/expressionweb/gr/expression_web2.htm |url-status = dead

Microsoft Expression Web 3 was released in 2009.{{cite web |url = http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/products/?p=674 |title = Review: Microsoft Expression Web 3 HTML editor |work = TechRepublic |publisher = CBS Interactive Inc |first = Justin |last = James |date = September 1, 2009 |access-date = August 24, 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120530162906/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/products/review-microsoft-expression-web-3-html-editor/674 |archive-date = May 30, 2012 |df = mdy-all |url = http://blogs.msdn.com/xweb/archive/2010/04/26/different-types-of-hyperlinks.aspx |title = Different types of hyperlinks |work = Microsoft Expression Web team blog |publisher = Microsoft corporation |date = April 26, 2010 |access-date = August 25, 2010 |first = Todd |last = Moscinski

Microsoft Expression Web 4 was released on June 7, 2010.{{cite web |url = https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364798,00.asp |title = Microsoft Launches Expression Studio 4 |publisher = Ziff Davis Inc |work = PC Magazine (PCMag.com) |date = June 8, 2010 |access-date = August 24, 2010 |first = Jeffrey L. |last = Wilson |url = http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/Web_Features.aspx |title = What's new in Expression Web |work = Microsoft Expression Web product page |publisher = Microsoft corporation |access-date = August 24, 2010

Availability

As of December, 2012, Microsoft has announced that Expression Studio will no longer be a stand-alone product. Expression Blend is being integrated into Visual Studio, while Expression Web and Expression Design will now be free products. Technical support is available for customers who purchased Expression Web or Expression Design following their published support lifetime guides, while no support will be offered to free downloaders. No new versions of Expression Web or Design are planned.

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.{{cite web |url = http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/197913/microsoft-expression-web-2.html |title = Microsoft Expression Web 2 review |work = PC Pro |publisher = Dennis Publishing Limited |date = May 16, 2008 |access-date = August 24, 2010 |last = Arah |first = Tom

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2319674,00.asp |title=Microsoft Expression Web 2 Review & Rating |work = PC Magazine (PCMag.com) |publisher = Ziff Davis |last=Mendelson |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Mendelson |date=August 11, 2008 |access-date=May 16, 2009 |url = http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/ee307360.aspx |title = Expression Web 3 FTP Publishing |work = Microsoft Expression Newsletter |issue = July 2009 |publisher = Microsoft corporation |date = July 2009 |first = Chris |last = Leeds |access-date = May 14, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130110080054/http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/ee307360.aspx |archive-date = January 10, 2013 |url-status = dead

Expression Web 4, like the previous versions, also received positive reviews{{cite web |url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/Microsoft-Expression-Web_Software_review |title=Microsoft Expression Web review |work = TrustedReviews |date=February 5, 2011 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403942,00.asp |title=Microsoft Expression Web 4 Review & Rating |work=PC Magazine (PCMag.com) |publisher=Ziff Davis |last=Mendelson |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Mendelson |date=May 3, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116071758/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403942,00.asp |url-status=dead

References

References

  1. [http://blogs.msdn.com/expression/archive/2008/06/13/localization-and-what-goes-on-behind-the-scenes.aspx Localization and What Goes on Behind the Scenes]
  2. (20 December 2012). "Microsoft Expression Web 4". [[Microsoft]].
  3. (2007-12-08). "Microsoft Expression Web Service Pack 1 (SP1)". Microsoft.com.
  4. "Use ASP.NET Validation Controls in Expression Web". Expression.microsoft.com.
  5. "How to customize Toolbar Icons in Expression Web 3". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  6. "Expression Web 3 File Export Function Missing?". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  7. "Why I can't copy files between two sites on Expression Web 3?". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  8. "Using timestamps to compare if remote website has changed (EW 3)". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  9. "Has Expression Web a future?". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  10. (2011-05-11). "Using Microsoft Expression Web for Non-English Sites". Tlt.its.psu.edu.
  11. "Cannot figure out how to create macros in Expression Web". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  12. "Expression web 4 undo is broke. When will it be fixed?". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  13. "Buggy Undo still present in EW4". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  14. "Microsoft Expression Web 3 Service Pack 2 (SP2)". Microsoft.com.
  15. (2011-10-24). "Microsoft Expression Web 3 Service Pack 3 (SP3)". Microsoft.com.
  16. "No ability to customize toolbox in Expression Web 4?". Social.expression.microsoft.com.
  17. (2011-03-24). "HTML5, CSS3, and More with Expression Web 4 SP1". Chris Bowen.
  18. [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2519900/description-of-expression-web-4-service-pack-1 Description of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1]
  19. [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2571841/description-of-expression-web-4-service-pack-2 Description of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 2]
  20. "FIX: Product key is not accepted when you install or activate Expression Web 4". Microsoft.com.
  21. [http://designisphilosophy.com/microsoft-expression-web/microsoft-abandons-expression-web-and-front-end-web-development/ Rand-Hendriksen, Morten, "Microsoft Abandons Expression Web and Front End Web Development," 20 Dec 2012] {{webarchive. link. (December 24, 2012)
  22. "Microsoft® Expression®".

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