Microsoft Expression Web is a professional development and design tool to create modern, standards-based Web sites that use PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX.
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Expression Web 4: Open visual studio 2010 CSPROJ ? or SLN?
I have recently started to use Web Expression 4. I was under the impression that you can open CSPROJ / SLN in Expression web 4.
When i click File Open I can see both the SLN and the CSPROJ ... but if i choose either it autoamtically loads visual…

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Use Expression Web with ASP.Net MVC
First of all my question is what's the best tool, for create a asp.net mvc style.
I believe that it's possible to create an asp.net style (css) with Expression Web, but my doubt is, for example, how to create a table's style (and also dynamic …

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Expression Web 4 - Master Page Error
I created an ASP.Net Web Application in VS 2010. That in turn creates an example Site.Master, Default.aspx, and several other example files.
I then opened Default.aspx in Expression Web 4 and get the error message
The Master Page file…

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Why :before css not working in Design View with Expression Web?
I have Windows 7 64-bit computer and using Microsoft Expression Web 4.
I created a page in Microsoft Expression Web. In it I use :before CSS to show a red asterisk. But in the Design View of Microsoft Expression Web, the red asterisk never shows…

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Expression Web Source Control Integration?
Does anyone know if Expression Web (and Blend, for that matter) has any form of direct integration with source control?
Right now that's about the only real downside we've discovered in a couple days of using it. But it's a big downside.
Quick…

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Is there an autocorrect feature in Expression Web 3 and if so how can I turn it off?
I have an aspx page that starts with the code
<%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/
Every time I hit the save button, the text is changed to
<%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="Views/
(with the tilde and slash…

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Unicode display in Microsoft Expression Web 4
I have a HTML document with Greek and Hebrew letters in it. When I open the HTML file in Notepad, or Internet Explorer, or Firefox, the Greek and Hebrew letters display perfectly. See below:
However, if I open the very same HTML document in…

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Renaming or Moving html files in Visual Studio 2012 breaks links and dependencies
Microsoft Expression Web 4 enables you to maintain the dependencies between the webpages in your website by means of this feature;
Site > Site Setting > Maintain the site using hidden metadata files
As a result of this feature, you can MOVE and…
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Visual Studio 2010 Preview in multiple browsers
Is there any extension or feature in VS2010 for previewing in multiple browsers (at the same time) the same as there is in Microsoft Expression Web 4? I know there is the "Default Browser Switcher" extension but this only lets you view one browser…

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Can I make the preview pane of Expression Web 4 honor directives?
I have a website that uses a global header.inc file, containing the header I want on top of every HTML page:

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Change settings for file extensions in Expression Web 3
I want to change how certain file extensions are treated within Microsoft Expression Web 3. For example, *.inc should be treated like PHP includes, so they get PHP color coding and code hints.
Is this possible and how can I achieve this?

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Designing HTML5 pages with ASP.NET MVC4 and Razor
I'm working on an ASP.NET MVC4 site, using the Razor engine. One of the things I've discovered slowing me down is the design and styling of the site. Currently, I edit my view, load the site, dump the HTML source and then edit it with Expression…

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Can the FWP format of Expression Web 4.0 export web package be converted to a zip?
Expression Web 4.0 has the ability to export content and it's dependencies (a partial website). The format it exports in is a Microsoft Expression Web 4 Web Package (.fwp). Has anyone found a utility to convert this to a zip?

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Anybody using Expression web to remote edit php files on a *nix server?
I am trying to see if anybody is aware of any ssh or ftp ways of editing files in expression web. This is similar to notepad++. I am already aware of sftpdrive option. I am looking for something that is free, and robust.
I have not played with open…

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What additional code can allow me to center YouTube subscription button on my webpage?
I have used the code from the Configure a Button and the button shows up on my webpage, but it is stuck all the way to the left. Nothing I try that normally works helps. It is stuck to the left.
What code can I add to the normal Configure a Button…

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