Microsoft FrontPage to Expression Web
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FrontPage Server ExtensionsFrontPage Web components relied on FrontPage Server Extensions, a set of proprietary scripts that were installed on the server. FrontPage 2003 had already started the move away from FrontPage Server Extensions, supporting only those Web components that were compatible with the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions. Expression Web does not require any server-side technology such as FrontPage Server Extensions. However, you can use Expression Web to manage and even modify your FrontPage Web site, including those sites that reside on servers that have FrontPage Server Extensions installed. As noted earlier, you will no longer be able to add new Web components that rely on FrontPage Server Extensions using Expression Web. For more information on working with existing Web components in Expression Web, or to find new and better ways to provide similar functionality, see the section entitled Working with FrontPage Web components with Expression Web. Note: For more information on how long FrontPage support will be available from Microsoft, see the lifecycle information page for Office products and select your version of FrontPage. For FrontPage Server Extensions, choose the version of FrontPage that coincides with the version of the FrontPage Server Extensions that are installed on your server. Themes and Shared BordersThemes and shared borders offered quick and easy ways to style pages and keep the look and feel consistent throughout a Web site. However, they created proprietary code that was not standards-compliant and, having been held over from earlier versions of FrontPage, were woefully out-of date. In fact, both themes and shared borders were being phased out of FrontPage 2003. Neither themes nor shared borders exist in Expression Web, but you can still edit existing pages with FrontPage themes or shared borders applied. With new cascading style sheet (CSS) tools, Dynamic Web Templates, and ASP.NET master pages, you’ll also find that Expression Web has a number of options that offer much of the functionality that themes and shared borders provided, but with more power, more control, and the ability to create standards-compliant code. For more information on managing your theme-based and shared border-based FrontPage sites in Expression Web, see the section entitled Themes and Shared Borders. Database Interface WizardThe FrontPage Database Interface Wizard requires FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) and is not available in Expression Web. However, Expression Web supports ASP.NET 2.0, including drag and drop ASP.NET controls that help you connect to and display content from your database. For more information, see the section entitled Database Connections. Introducing Expression WebMicrosoft Expression Web is a new Web design and development application providing powerful tools for producing high-quality, standards-based Web sites. Expression Web has strong CSS support and takes full advantage of the power of ASP.NET 2.0 with integrated support for server and user controls. Expression Web is designed for creative professionals. Experienced WYSIWYG Web designers will also appreciate the extensive features of Expression Web. No technical background is required to start using Expression Web. Convenient task panes and menus help users build attractive and compelling Web pages without knowing any markup or server code. Standards-based Web sitesWhen you use Expression Web to create and manage your Web site, you have a variety of tools at your disposal to help ensure that your Web site conforms to the latest W3C specifications. For example, once you have chosen a target standard for your Web site, real-time standards validation alerts you to errors that break your chosen standard. For more information, see the section entitled Building Standards-Based Web Sites with Expression Web. Sophisticated CSS tools and supportExpression Web supports the creations of CSS-based Web sites through the use of sophisticated CSS tools. In addition, the Expression Web rendering engine provides a preview of your CSS-formatted site in Design view. The CSS tools in Expression Web can help you format your Web sites by using CSS, even if you have little or no prior knowledge of CSS. For more information on how to use the CSS tools in Expression Web, see the Appendix A: Using Expression Web to Create Styles. ASP.NET supportExpression Web is the first WYSIWYG Web design tool to support the ASP.NET 2.0 release. If your Web host or ISP supports ASP.NET 2.0, you can take advantage of the power of ASP.NET 2.0 by using tools such as ASP.NET master pages, drag and drop ASP.NET controls, no-code data binding, and the ASP.NET Development Server, which allows you to preview your ASP.NET site directly on your computer. This built-in support for ASP.NET makes Expression Web a powerful choice for building Web sites on the .NET platform. The Expression Web InterfaceIf you are familiar with FrontPage, then you will find Expression Web easy to use. Like FrontPage, Expression Web includes a Folder List, the Web Site tab, Design, Code, and Split views, as well as many of the same toolbars where they were located in FrontPage 2003. However, Expression Web also has many new and powerful features that take Expression Web to the next level of Web design. To help you become more familiar with Expression Web, the following sections introduce three particular features:
Task PanesFrontPage 2003 had a single task pane that displayed a variety of tools, including the clipboard, themes, new file options, and more, depending on your context. With Expression Web you can have multiple task panes open at a single time and you can change the location and size of each task pane to suit your needs. When you arrange the task panes in a layout that works for you, Expression Web automatically uses this layout the next time you start the program. 
By default, task panes are on the left and the right, with the Design surface in the center. In addition, task panes can be docked in the left column, right column, or below the editing pane. They can also float independently on top of your screen, or stack together with other task panes. 
Task panes can be set to float anywhere in the window. 
Task panes can also be stacked. For example, the Manage Styles task pane and the Toolbox task pane in this illustration are stacked. You can find every task pane on the Task Panes menu. Some of the new task panes available in Expression Web include:
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