Archive for April, 2009
Float an image and wrap text around it in Microsoft Expression Web
CSS property float is used to position (float) a block level element within another element. You can float block level elements like divisions <div>, paragraphs <p>, images <img /> and lists <ul> to left or right of the page. Float is widely used to align image and wrap text around it in a same container. [...]
Difference between 'em' and 'ex' units
‘em’ and ‘ex’ units are both relative units; viz. they are measured in relation to other values. In CSS, one ‘em’ is defined to be the value of font-size of a given element. For example, if the font-size of a paragraph element is 12 pixels then 1em = 12 px. But as I already mentioned [...]
Automatically Save Web pages before previewing in Microsoft Expression Web 2
I have a habit of previewing my web pages each and every time I make any change to them. Then I key in CTRL + S or choose ‘Save’ from the common toolbar and then hit F12 or ‘Preview’ from common toolbar; to preview the page. You need to save your web page before you [...]
Using z-index property to stack layers in Microsoft Expression Web 2
What makes Layers so popular is their ability to overlap each other and create certain effects. You can have images and text that could be placed over each other. The z-index property is used to set the stack order of an element. So an element with a greater stack order (higher z-index value) is always [...]
What’s on the status bar of Microsoft Expression Web 2?
The Expression Web 2 status bar displays information about your current editing modes like visual aids mode, Style Application mode, Rendering mode and Page size mode along with some information about the file your are working with such as file size, HTML and CSS Schema. To view status bar, go to Tools > Application Options [...]
Rearrange commands on toolbars and menu in Microsoft Expression Web 2
Rearrange Commands tool lets you do all possible actions to customize your toolbars and menus the way you want them. You can rearrange the commands on the toolbar to: · Add, remove, reorder the commands on the menu bar and toolbar. · Modify the name, image and keyboard shortcut associated with a menu command or [...]
What is Incremental Search in Microsoft Expression Web 2
Incremental search is a user interface interaction method to progressively search for and filter through text. In Expression Web, Incremental Search, searches the text as you type, and as soon as a match is found it immediately presents it to you. Incremental Search gives you an advantage, to stop short of typing the entire word [...]
Quick Tag Editor Tool in Microsoft Expression Web 2
The Quick Tag Editor enables you to quickly add, modify or wrap a set of tags around other tag or set of tags while working in Design view or Code view of a web page. You also have access to IntelliSense in Quick Tag Editor. To access Quick Tag Editor: 1. Switch to Design or [...]
