Microsoft Expression Web 2 [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Microsoft Expression Web 2 [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Good, bad, similar
Summary: 4 Stars
Expression Web 2 is very similar to Dreamweaver 8. 'EW2' handels CSS code very well and has a good Design Window. FrontPage did a poor job viewing CSS web pages. I miss the Review button. Now you have to press F12 key to view through the browser, same as 'DW8'. Overall, I like Expression Web 2, but I suggest buying a good manual to review the newer menu system, creating CSS, and publishing to the web. A good FTP program is suggested too. MS made just enough improvements to keep up with Dreamweaver 8. My give Expression Web 2 a positive review.Customer Review: Watch Out Dreamweaver, There is a New Boss In Town
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first started fooling around with we pages back in 1994 when the Internet was fresh and new my HTML editor of choice was a simple text editor. Over the years the Internet has evolved and technology has changed, but I've stuck with a simple text editor for most of my needs. I tried Microsoft Frontpage back in the day, but felt it was just so bloated and inefficient that it wasn't worth it. It was with hesitation and a lot of reservations that I finally decided to give Microsoft Expression Web a shot -- and wow, Microsoft has come a long, long way.
First thing about Expression Web is that it's so flexible depending on your skillset. Are you still working with Frontpage extensions? No problem! Are you moving up to using stylesheets? It will guide you and help you along! Maybe you run your own site with custom coding -- Expression understands PHP, Javscript and ASP without a problem! It will even do syntax checking as you write the code.
Even if you are a web guru Expression Web can help you out. With extensive support for XML, CSS and data sources you will find everything you need to keep your site chugging.
Gone is the inefficient, slow and incompatible features of Frontpage and in is the support for WWW, XML and CSS standards. You'll love how it can help you not only keep your site compliant with the latest standards, but also how it helps with promoting your site from "dev" to "prod" with just a few clicks.
I tried Dreamweaver in the past, and found it not only too complicated, but way too expensive. Expression Web is really going to give Dreamweaver a run for their money -- and their user base. Once you get the hand of Expression Web you may even find yourelf looking at the other Microsoft Expression products such as Microsoft Expression Blend 2 and Microsoft Expression Encoder 2 to further expand your web toolkit.
Customer Review: Watch out dreamweaver!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product. I used it to create my company's website and I found Expression Web 2 to be smoother, easier to use, and more transparent than Dreamweaver. Highly reccomended!Customer Review: Training Video Does Not Work
Summary: 3 Stars
This product probably does what it claims to, but there's a considerable learning curve. Microsoft includes a training video disc -- but you can't use it. The video demands Silverlight 1, and you can only download Silverlight 2 from Microsoft's site. They have made version 1 completely unavailable, and in doing so ensured that the video won't work. And of course you can't email or call Microsoft for help, unless you want to pay $99 per bug. I would have hesitated before paying for this product if I knew part of it would not work at all.Customer Review: I really wonder...
Summary: 2 Stars
I've used Frontpage for a number of years but it began acting badly on my new computer. As there wasn't a Frontpage update available - and nobody at MS seems interested in resolving my problems - I began a search for a replacement. I tried Dreamweaver C3 and was pleased. I thought about buying it but found it impossible to order online - something about matching my credit card information. I switched to Adobe's phone ordering and was promptly placed on hold. After waiting 10 minutes I hung up and started searching again.
Amazon suggested Microsoft Expression when I searched for Dreamweaver so I downloaded the free trial version. It loaded just fine, but that's about it. I attempted to edit a simple php page and the cursor bounced all over the place. It was very difficult to even select and move content. I saved the file and closed the program - then started again. The problems were the same AND I discovered that Expression added some heading code to my file - code that I did not want.
If Expression is supposed to really be a threat to DW then I'm missing something. Of the two programs I prefer DW3, but I can't order it. Heck, the Adobe site suggested a retailer in my area, but has their address wrong. If I go to that store I wonder what I'll find.
I am sorely disappointed in both of these giants. It seems that success has turned them both into typical uncaring behemouths.
My search continues. I have pages to write and I don't have a WYSIWYG editor. I guess I'm returning to hand coding. At least Notebook still works as expected.
UPDATE: I bit the bullet and invested in a VISTA laptop. This software screams on VISTA (I mean that in the best sense). It's like FrontPage on steroids. Whatever issues I had with Expressions on XP are gone. I would increase my ranking to a 5.
Larry J. Frieders, RPh
larry@thecompounder.com
340 Marshall, Unit 100 ~ Aurora, IL 60506
Tel 630-859-0333