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* Mainstream support until: {{end date|2015|9|8}}
* Extended support until: {{end date|2020|9|8}}
}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Expression Web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Microsoft+Expression+Web&Filter=FilterNO|work=Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|accessdateaccess-date=17 January 2014}}</ref>
| license = [[Freeware]]
| website = hide
|publisher = Microsoft corporation
|date = April 16, 2007
|accessdateaccess-date = August 23, 2010
|quote = SharePoint Designer doesn't use Trident. SharePoint Designer, Expression Web, and the next version of Visual Studio's Visual Web Designer (code name Orcas) all use the same standards-based web design component. This component was developed jointly by the three product teams for high fidelity rendering of web standards like CSS, XHTML, as well as ASP.net.
|first = Rob
==Version history==
On May 14, 2006, Microsoft released the first [[Community Technology Preview|Community Technology Preview (CTP)]] version of Expression Web, code-named ''Quartz''. On September 5, 2006, Microsoft released Beta 1. Beta 1 removed most of the [[Microsoft FrontPage|FrontPage]]-proprietary (non-standard) features such as bots (use of [[FrontPage Server Extensions|FPSE]] features for server-side scripting), parts, functions, themes, automatic generation of navigation buttons, FrontPage forms, navigation pane to build a web site's hierarchy, and other non-standard features available in CTP 1. The [[Release to Manufacturing|Release To Manufacturing]] version was made available on December 4, 2006. The first and the only service pack was published in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7228|title=Microsoft Expression Web Service Pack 1 (SP1) |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=2007-12-08 |accessdateaccess-date=2011-06-07}}</ref> Expression Web does not have the form validation controls for HTML fields like FrontPage, but supports validator controls for ASP.NET.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/cc265139.aspx |title=Use ASP.NET Validation Controls in Expression Web |publisher=Expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref>
Microsoft Expression Web 2 was released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web
|first = Jennifer
|last = Kyrnin
|accessdateaccess-date = August 24, 2010
}}</ref> Expression Web 2 offers native support for [[PHP]] and Silverlight. No service packs have been released for version 2.
|last = James
|date = September 1, 2009
|accessdateaccess-date = August 24, 2010
|url-status = dead
|archiveurlarchive-url = https://archive.is/20120530162906/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/products/review-microsoft-expression-web-3-html-editor/674
|archivedatearchive-date = May 30, 2012
|df = mdy-all
}}</ref> Until version 2, Expression Web was the only application in the Expression Studio suite based on [[Microsoft Office]] code and dependencies.<ref name="XWeb3UI">{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/b656a8e6-6e3d-45ff-b045-92192416ec8b |title=How to customize Toolbar Icons in Expression Web 3 |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> With version 3, Expression Web was rewritten in [[Windows Presentation Foundation]], in line with the rest of the Expression Suite, without Microsoft Office dependencies. A result of this was features like customizable toolbars and menus, standard Windows color scheme, spell check, DLL addins, file menu export feature, drag-and-drop between remote sites, comparing sites by timestamp, automatic language tagging, basic macro support were removed in this version.<ref name="XWeb3UI"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/web/thread/8db494b5-0a09-46c8-ba36-837513d4e4a7 |title=Expression Web 3 File Export Function Missing? |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/c6457d2d-e27a-4f9d-b186-cd03d999c58c |title=Why I can't copy files between two sites on Expression Web 3? |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/c75bc021-fa4b-47b5-a7d2-9ad8f88b217e |title=Using timestamps to compare if remote website has changed (EW 3) |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/c4bbb7c7-658e-4bce-b7bf-e5a27171433f |title=Has Expression Web a future? |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/web/tips/expressionweb.html |title=Using Microsoft Expression Web for Non-English Sites |publisher=Tlt.its.psu.edu |date=2011-05-11 |accessdateaccess-date=2011-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612063330/http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/web/tips/expressionweb.html |archivedatearchive-date=June 12, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/web/thread/e6d91a21-dd3e-4bf8-8a0e-efc4f20a68cb |title=Cannot figure out how to create macros in Expression Web |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> Other features like Undo do not work reliably.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/6d44838d-ef0d-4d09-bb2a-6ceb7706123f |title=Expression web 4 undo is broke. When will it be fixed? |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814152903/http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/6d44838d-ef0d-4d09-bb2a-6ceb7706123f |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/web/thread/72fec1d8-3cf0-4d66-b92c-94b3008bf720 |title=Buggy Undo still present in EW4 |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> Version 3 introduced Expression Web 3 SuperPreview tool for comparing and rendering webpage in various browsers. Also noted was the lack of support for root relative links, links that start with a "/" to refer to the root of a web server. This feature was added with Expression Web 3 Service Pack 1, released in November 2009.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://blogs.msdn.com/xweb/archive/2010/04/26/different-types-of-hyperlinks.aspx
|title = Different types of hyperlinks
|publisher = Microsoft corporation
|date = April 26, 2010
|accessdateaccess-date = August 25, 2010
|first = Todd
|last = Moscinski
}}</ref> Service Pack 2 for Expression Web 3 was released in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e80cbeb-a206-400f-bf7b-e8d51acbc76e |title=Microsoft Expression Web 3 Service Pack 2 (SP2) |publisher=Microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> Servive Pack 3 for Expression Web 3 was released in October 2011 and includes general product, stability, performance, and security fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/2575737/description-of-expression-web-sp3|title=Microsoft Expression Web 3 Service Pack 3 (SP3) |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=2011-10-24 |accessdateaccess-date=2018-11-28}}</ref>
Microsoft Expression Web 4 was released on June 7, 2010.<ref>{{cite web
|work = PC Magazine (PCMag.com)
|date = June 8, 2010
|accessdateaccess-date = August 24, 2010
|first = Jeffrey L.
|last = Wilson
|work = Microsoft Expression Web product page
|publisher = Microsoft corporation
|accessdateaccess-date = August 24, 2010
}}</ref> Version 4 does not bring back all the features removed in Version 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en/web/thread/1a9ea5b5-3615-4ad3-ba70-67cea332c747 |title=No ability to customize toolbox in Expression Web 4? |publisher=Social.expression.microsoft.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1 was released in March 2011 and added support for IntelliSense for the HTML5 and CSS3 draft specifications in the Code editor, HTML5 and CSS3 support in the CSS Properties palette, selected CSS3 properties in the Style dialogs, semantic HTML5 tags in Design View and new PHP 5.3 functions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/cbowen/2011/03/24/html5-css3-and-more-with-expression-web-4-sp1/ |title=HTML5, CSS3, and More with Expression Web 4 SP1 |publisher=Chris Bowen |date=2011-03-24 |accessdateaccess-date=2016-11-10}}</ref><ref>[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2519900/description-of-expression-web-4-service-pack-1 Description of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1]</ref> Expression Web 4 SP2 was released in July 2011, and fixed a number of issues and introduced new features such as [[jQuery]] [[IntelliSense]] support, a panel for managing snippets, Interactive Snapshot Panel, comment/uncomment functionality in Code View, and workspace and toolbar customization.<ref>[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2571841/description-of-expression-web-4-service-pack-2 Description of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 2]</ref>
==Availability==
|publisher = [[Dennis Publishing Limited]]
|date = May 16, 2008
|accessdateaccess-date = August 24, 2010
|last = Arah
|first = Tom
|author-link=Edward Mendelson
|date=August 11, 2008
|accessdateaccess-date=May 16, 2009
}}</ref> However, ''PC Magazine'' criticized a lack of "Secure FTP in its Web-publishing functions" and "the ability to create browser-based (as opposed to server-based) scripting of dynamic pages that works in all browsers, including Safari". On the other hand, ''PC Magazine'' noted that "most designers won't care about their absence".<ref name="pcmag-review" /> However, Microsoft Expression 3 later added support for [[SSH File Transfer Protocol|SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)]] (otherwise known as ''Secure FTP'') as well as [[FTPS|FTP over SSL (FTPS)]].<ref name="secure ftp">{{cite news
|url = http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/ee307360.aspx
|work = TrustedReviews
|date=February 5, 2011
|accessdateaccess-date=January 14, 2014
}}</ref> with ''PC Magazine'' calling it an "efficient website editor with full support for current standards," and praising its "clear interface" and "flexible preview functions."<ref name="pcmag-review4">{{cite web
|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403942,00.asp
|author-link=Edward Mendelson
|date=May 3, 2012
|accessdateaccess-date=January 14, 2014
}}</ref>
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