Another method, which for me is easier, is to edit the path for the include file in code view. We have bugged it with Microsoft and there appears to be no solution. This affects only the left column templates. When finished working you can then uncomment the negative margin and things will return to normal. When working with an include page, you will need to comment out the negative margin while editing the include path which will cause the content in the side column to drop to the bottom. In Design View the display of parts of the page will disappear occasionally or jump around. Problems You May Encounter Expression Web 4.0 SP2īecause the two and three column templates use a negative margin, Expression Web has a problem both displaying the pages in Design View and allowing you to work on the path to include files that are within the content area. Both Tina and I have tested them locally with other browsers including Opera. The templates have all been checked in SuperPreview online using all available browsers which include IE 6 through 9, Firefox 3.6, 4 and 5, Safari for Mac, and Google Chrome. If you view in your favorite browser, you will see the masthead and top navigation show at the top of the page even though they are presented last in the html code. If you view the source code for any of the content first templates or check code view from within Expression Web you will see the order the div's are presented. Search engine spiders crawl through your HTML and read it in the order that it's written in the page. While they will work with Front3 there are major display issues in Design View.Įach of these templates is designed to present your content first in the html code which is good for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) as well as accessibility. NOTE: The site template packages will work with ALL versions of Expression Web. While other skill levels can certainly use the templates, at least a basic understanding of using css and html is required to edit the templates. The Content First Site Templates are for intermediate to advanced users of Expression Web. Content First Expression Web Site Templates