Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours

Author: Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2012-04-17

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 0132953617

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build state-of-the-art websites with Microsoft Expression Web 4 (Service Pack 2), HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire web development process, from concept through delivery. You’ll learn how to plan, design, and construct sites that are easy to manage and update, work perfectly on every browser, and get noticed by every search engine! Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 4 SP2 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way, Did You Know?, and Watch Out! boxes offer advice and solutions. Learn how to... Make the most of the new features, updated interface, and advanced standards support in Expression Web 4 SP2 Implement custom processes, toolbars, and workspaces for building sites faster Use the new SEO Checker to consistently optimize pages for search engines Write error-free code quickly with Code view and IntelliSense Rapidly format (or reformat) hundreds of pages with Dynamic Web Templates Use new jQuery UI widgets to create accordions, tabbed boxes, and interactive calendars Embed HTML5 video apps from YouTube or other sites Find and fix cross-browser inconsistencies with SP2’s improved SuperPreview Test protected functionality or live sites that require login Use new publishing options to go live more quickly

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 2 in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 2 in 24 Hours

Author: Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2008-09-24

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 0768685559

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build flexible, easy-to-maintain, standards-based websites with Microsoft Expression Web 2. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process—from concept and design through delivery! Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 2 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them Learn how to… · Build your first Expression website in just five minutes! · Import text from Microsoft Word and other software · Make the most of Expression Web 2’s advanced image-editing features · Create hyperlinks that simplify navigation, perform actions, and send commands · Write error-free code quickly and easily with Code View and IntelliSense · Use CSS to control your site’s appearance, create standards-based, cross-browser content, and simplify redesigns · Design site layouts that communicate more effectively · Use Dynamic Web Templates to consistently format (or reformat) hundreds of pages · Implement state-of-the-art interactivity with Behaviors · Add Silverlight, Flash, and other multimedia content · Build a web-based email form with FrontPage Server Extensions and PHP · Integrate web application code written in ASP.NET or PHP Morten Rand-Hendriksen is a web designer, developer, programmer, and digital media expert based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. He has operated Pink and Yellow Media since 2002, creating web and design solutions for small businesses and individuals. For his work with Expression Web, he was invited as a Canadian VIP to the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas and asked to present on Building Compelling Websites on the Microsoft Platform at Microsoft’s Innovation Briefing. He blogs on Expression Web at http://blog.pinkandyellow.com/. Category: Web Development Covers: Microsoft Expression Web 2 User Level: Beginning–Intermediate

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 3 in 24 Hours

Author: Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2009-09-18

Total Pages: 677

ISBN-13: 0768695686

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build flexible, easy-to-maintain, standards-based websites with Microsoft Expression Web 3. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from concept through delivery. You’ll learn powerful ways to plan, design, construct, and even redesign websites that are simple to manage and easy to repurpose. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, no matter what kind of site you’re building! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Expression Web 3 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them Learn how to... Build your first Expression Web 3 website in just five minutes Establish work processes for building standards-based sites faster, with far less work Write error-free code quickly and easily with Code view and IntelliSense Create hyperlinks that simplify navigation, perform actions, and send commands Understand, create, and modify CSS style sheets with unprecedented speed and accuracy Use Dynamic Web Templates to consistently format (or reformat) hundreds of pages Implement state-of-the-art interactivity with buttons, behaviors, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Publish simple Silverlight applications and add multimedia content from Flash and other sources Build advanced drop-down and other CSS-based menus from scratch Learn how and when to use each of Expression Web’s six publishing options Integrate web application code written in ASP.NET or PHP

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours

Author: Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2010-10-19

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 0132653400

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Build standards-based Web sites with Expression Web: a step-by-step tutorial that helps you do it right the first time The easy-to-read, hands-on introduction to Microsoft's new Expression Web 4 Establish work processes for building standards-based web code faster and with much less work Covers all the new features in version 4, including HTML5 A complete tutorial: step-by-step instructions, examples, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and more Expression Web 4 offers a fundamentally different, more powerful approach to web authoring. To make the most of it, both beginners and seasoned web professionals will benefit from a thorough, simple introduction that covers both the programs program's features and its new workflows. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web 4 in 24 Hours is that book. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, it will help readers gain true mastery, so they can build state-of-the-art standards-based Web sites and applications with far less work. In this book's straightforward approach, each lesson builds on everything that's come before, helping readers learn all of Expression Web 4's core features from the ground up - including breakthrough features like Dynamic Web Templates and SuperPreview. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, it takes readers from concept through delivery, teaching powerful techniques for designing, constructing, and even re-designing web sites for easier management and repurposing. By the time they're finished with these lessons, readers won't just understand Expression Web 4: they'll be comfortable using it in real-world projects.

Sams Teach Yourself Google TV App Development in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Google TV App Development in 24 Hours

Author: Carmen Delessio

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2013-01-31

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 013301908X

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Google TV App Development in 24 Hours will help you master app development with the radically improved new version of Google TV running Android 3.2 and Android second-screen apps using 4.2. Using its straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll gain the hands-on skills you need to build all three types of Google TV apps: Web, Android, and second-screen apps. You’ll learn today’s Google TV development best practices. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Google TV development tasks Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge Notes present interesting information related to the discussion Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks Cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them Carmen Delessio is an expert Android and application developer who has worked as a programmer, technical architect, and CTO at large and small organizations. He began his online development career at Prodigy working on early Internet applications. He has written for Androidguys.com, Mashable, and ScreenItUp.com. His apps can be found at Bffmedia.com. Learn how to... n Develop for TV watchers and the “10-foot user experience” n Create highly interactive and responsive TV apps n Use Google TV’s optimized HTML templates and layouts n Integrate HTML5 and jQuery into your Google TV apps n Design effective user interaction, dialogs, navigation, and video sitemaps n Organize Google TV apps intuitively with Tabs and the ActionBar n Use Fragments to simplify your development process n Store structured data locally in SQLite for instant user access n Create and use ContentProviders n Use the Channel Listing Provider for apps with TV listings and changing channels n Build second-screen apps to connect Google TV with a second device n Use the Anymote protocol to handle messaging between TVs and remote devices n Bring it all together to build a complete Google TV app, from start to finish

Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours

Author: Scott Mitchell

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 822

ISBN-13: 0132171694

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build complete, professional-quality web solutions with ASP.NET 4 and Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from site design through data collection, user management through debugging and deployment. Scott Mitchell, editor of top ASP.NET resource site 4GuysFromRolla.com, shows how to use the newest ASP.NET 4 enhancements and make the most of free tools like ASP.NET Ajax and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong, practical foundation for success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common ASP.NET 4 development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way, Did You Know?, and Watch Out! boxes point out shortcuts and solutions. Learn how to... Get started fast with ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer 2010 Use Visual Web Developer 2010 to quickly build professional-quality ASP.NET websites Design, create, and test ASP.NET web pages Collect, process, and validate input from your site’s visitors Build a website that supports user accounts Create web pages that access, display, and edit database data using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition Define site maps to provide efficient, easy navigation Use master pages to build more consistent and well-designed sites Create more responsive and interactive web pages with ASP.NET Ajax Host, upload, deploy, and update production web sites

Sams Teach Yourself WPF in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself WPF in 24 Hours

Author: Rob Eisenberg

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780672329852

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Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be able to begin effectively using WPF to solve real-world problems, developing rich user interfaces in less time than you thought possible. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of WPF from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks. The Q&A sections, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting pieces of information. Did You Know? tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something. Watch Out! cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster. Learn how to... Use XAML to build user interfaces Leverage data binding to minimize tedious code Create visually engaging applications Architect and design WPF applications using proven patterns such as MVP Incorporate audio and video into your applications Customize controls with styles, templates, and animation Apply best practices for developing software with WPF Deploy WPF applications to the desktop and Web Take advantage of WPF''s advanced printing capabilities Grow as a developer by improving your overall software design skills Introduction 1 Part I Getting Started 1 What WPF Is and Isn''t 5 2 Understanding XAML 17 3 Introducing the Font Viewer 27 4 Handling Application Layout 41 5 Using Basic Controls 59 6 Introducing Data Binding 75 Part II Reaching the User 7 Designing an Application 93 8 Building a Text Document Editor 107 9 Getting a Handle on Events 121 10 Commands 145 11 Output 157 Part III Visualizing Data 12 Building a Contact Manager 177 13 Presenters and Views 193 14 Resources and Styles 211 15 Digging Deeper into Data Binding 229 16 Visualizing Lists 251 Part IV Creating Rich Experiences 17 Building a Media Viewer 267 18 Drawing with Shapes 291 19 Colors and Brushes 315 20 Transforms and Effects 331 21 Using Control Templates 347 22 Triggers 369 23 Animation 383 24 Best Practices 407 Part V Appendixes Appendix A: Tools and Resources 423 Appendix B: 3D Tutorial Using ZAM 3D 427 Appendix C: Project Source (downloadable) 437 Index 439

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours

Author: Ryan Stephens

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2008-05-30

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 0132715120

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In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will learn professional techniques to design and build efficient databases and query them to extract useful information. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of ANSI SQL from the ground up. Example code demonstrates the authors’ professional techniques, while exercises written for MySQL offer the reader hands-on learning with an open-source database. Included are advanced techniques for using views, managing transactions, database administration, and extending SQL. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SQL tasks. Q&As, Quizzes, and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. Notes and Tips point out shortcuts and solutions. New terms are clearly defined and explained. Learn how to... Use SQL-2003, the latest standard for the Structured Query Language Design and deploy efficient, secure databases Build advanced queries for information retrieval Sort, group, and summarize information for best presentation Tune databases and queries for maximum performance Understand database administration and security techniques For more than ten years the authors have studied, applied, and documented the SQL standard and its application to critical database systems. Ryan Stephens and Ron Plew are entrepreneurs, speakers, and cofounders of Perpetual Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a fast-growing IT management and consulting firm which specializes in database technologies. They taught database courses for Indiana University–Purdue University in Indianapolis for five years and have authored more than a dozen books on Oracle, SQL, database design, and the high availability of critical systems. Arie D. Jones is Senior SQL Server database administrator and analyst for PTI. He is a regular speaker at technical events and has authored several books and articles. Category: Database Covers: ANSI SQL User Level: Beginning–Intermediate Register your book at informit.com/title/9780672330186 for convenient access to updates and corrections as they become available.