Step 1:  Set up Empty Web Site

Expression web tutorial for beginners

A web site is really just a folder. This folder will hold all your pages, style sheets, images, and any other page assets used to create your web pages. The folder is saved on your computer, which means this is a disk-based web site.

A disk-based web site has advantages over a Live web site, such as having the ability to run reports. Can't run reports with a live web site.

Overall, you will design your web pages and then when you are ready, you will upload your entire site to your web hosting (server). This way, no one can see your mistakes like they can with a live web site.

  

1. Click Site

  

2. Choose New Site. This will open a New dialog window (shown below).

  

3. Choose "Empty Web Site" from the middle column.

  

4. Name the Web Site by changing the last section of the Location.

  

5. Click OK

You should now automatically return to the Main Editing Window of Expression web. 

 

Next, you will learn how to set the Default Doctype.  This is the Doctype that will be placed on all of your web pages that you create.  (It is important that you Set the Doctype before creating your web pages.)

 

Set the Doctype