Deliver standards-based sites, by default
Microsoft Expression Web 2 builds sites according to today‘s standards, including XHTML, CSS, XML, and XSLT. For Web designers, that means better rendering in browsers, more relevant indexing in search engines, enhanced productivity, and more.

Give your creativity new legs
Today‘s sites use cascading style sheets to separate design from content. The design-focused tools in Expression Web 2 simplify this complex technology and put you in complete control. From visual drag-and-drop margin and padding control to a visual hierarchy of style applications, it‘s easy to take charge of your design.

What you see is what they get
Accurate page rendering in the design environment gives you full creative freedom. Expression Web 2 switches from standards to quirks rendering, depending on the doctype in use. You‘ll have confidence that your designs will translate perfectly from your design tool to the browser.

Present XML data your way
Working visually with XML data has never been easier. Drag and drop an XML file and watch as it‘s immediately rendered by an XSL stylesheet that can be reformatted to match any site‘s style. Now you can easily include, filter, and sort data from any XML source.

Do more with your sites
Expression Web 2 combines the power of design and development with Microsoft Visual Studio compatibility and support for ASP.NET 3.5 including ASP.NET AJAX and PHP.

Design

• Layers support
• Dynamic Web Template and ASP.NET 3.5 Master Page support
• Adobe Photoshop import
• XML drag-and-drop support

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

• CSS schema support for 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, IE6 & IE7
• Drag-and-drop CSS rule application and management
• Draggable CSS margins and padding
• Code editor

User Interface

• Split View allows you to review both code and site design simultaneously
• Design surface supports both standards rendering and quirks rendering

Code

• IntelliSense for HTML, CSS, XSL, JScript, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP.NET and PHP
• Code navigation hyperlinking
• Code snippet support

Web Application Development

• ASP.NET 3.5 Support including Master Pages and Control design time rendering
• ASP.NET AJAX support
• PHP Support including Intellisense and Includes rendering
• ASP.NET and PHP Development Server

Reporting

• Reporting of CSS usage errors
• Reporting of s508, WCAG 1 and 2 accessibility compliance
• Compatibility reporting of HTML/XHTML and CSS

Deployment

• HTML optimization tools
• Deployment through FTP, WebDAV, and FrontPage Server Extensions

Other

• Predesigned site templates included
• Support for third-party add-ins