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Message: [QUOTE="Patricia Geary, post: 13959499"] ============== As someone who works on an almost daily basis with folks who are moving from FP to EW, I could not disagree with this poster more. No one has to discontinue using FP if they choose not too. Having used both programs and continue to use both programs, I would say FP had many more bugs and idiosyncrasies than EW does in all versions. The last FP 2003 was the best of the lot but certainly not perfect. Yes, to use EW to its full potential does require you to learn at least basics of css and html BUT the same can be said of FP. And with any software program, be it FP, EW, Dreamweaver, WOrd, etc, etc, you have to learn how to use the program. ============== ============= The above is just plain NOT TRUE. You have a choice of the default extension you wish to use when you set the program up. Choose HTM or HTML. Your links will continue to work just as they did before. So if all your pages end in htm continue to use it. ============== ============ And FP is??? ============ ============= If you are a web developer and charging others for your service, then I sure hope you have taken the time to learn CSS and HTML or you are doing those clients a disservice. Points of disagreement on the above link - Sharepoint Designer 2007 is FREE and can be used by anyone who wants to make the jump from FP to EW. Many of the tutorials written for EW will work just fine for SPD. QUOTE: FrontPage worked well for most users without them having to know Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) formatting and without having to know HTML. ME: For many possibly, for many no their pages renedered Ok in earlier versions of IE but not everyone uses IE and the pages easily break in another browser or in the newer versions of IE. If you have purchased EW 3 you will received a free upgrade of EW 4 once it is released as MS specifies on its website. Preparation: QUOTE: Do not start your conversion with an Expression Web version less than 3 - unless of course you have started with Expression Web 2 - there are too many changes in version 3, and too many weaknesses and bugs in the earlier versions of Expression Web / Expression Studio. ME: Any version of EW will work for migrating a site from FP to EW. In fact, right now version one or two is better in some ways as it allows you to create a customized toolbar that can be used for cleaning your site. Do NOT uninstall fp first because some of the cleanup is easier to do within fp than ew. QUOTE: If you have Expression Web 2 / Expression Studio 2 or earlier, uninstall it. These versions will interfere with Expression Web 3 / Expression Studio 3. ME: I have had all 3 versions of EW along with Fp 2003 installed on my laptop from the beginning and all live happily together. It is NOT necessary to uninstall any of the programs before installing the new version. QUOTE: The installation of Expression Studio 3 / Expression Web 3 allows you to simply enter the purchased license key to make an expired trial version accessible Don't! ME: This has worked fine for many people me included. ============ Next section: QUOTE: Create a new web site in Expression Web 3 for the rebuild of your FrontPage web. We suggest you start with one of the included site templates that come with Expression Web 3. ME: If someone decides to start with one of the default templates, then the best advice I offer is to reorganize the site to start with. For whatever reason each page is in its own folder and all the pages have the name of default.htm. This artice was recently revised as to my suggestions on how to use the default templates [URL]http://www.expression-web-tutorials.com/create-website-using-site-templates.html[/URL] QUOTE: Do not change your home page to the new default.html (mark it as 'don't publish' until you are fully ready with all old and new pages linked correctly. ) ME: What is wrong with simply renaming you default.html page to whatever your current home page is named index.html in my case. If done within ew, the links to all the files will be updated. =========== For anyone migrating from Frontpage to EW, you can follow this artice [URL]http://tinyurl.com/29ya68c[/URL] which was taken from the EBook and site that Tina Clarke and I maintain for those interested in Migrating to EW [URL]http://www.frontpage-to-expression.com/[/URL] While the EBook is NOT free, much of the info on the site is along with a set of site templates that can be used with all versions of EW. You might also read this [URL]http://by-expression.com/blogs/by-expression/archive/2009/02/13/frontpage-migrators.aspx[/URL] End of my soapbox. Pat [/QUOTE]

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