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The Menu Bar
Arguably, the most crucial component included within Expression Web is the menu bar. Like most
Microsoft products, the menu bar allows for simple file-based operations such as opening a docu-
ment, saving a document, printing, closing, cutting, copying, pasting, and much more. Unlike other
Office products, however, the menu bar also includes numerous other options that are specific to
Expression Web.
For example, the Task Pane menu item, which I touched on in the previous section, enables you to open
any one of the 18 Task Pane windows within Expression Web. Like the Task Pane menu item, the Site
menu item is also specific to Expression Web, enabling you to choose options for managing a Web site,
opening and creating reports, copying a Web site, and more.
In all, there are 12 menu items within the menu bar. The following table provides a basic outline of each
menu item and its common usage.
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Menu Item Usage
File Use options within the File menu for performing common file-based operations
such as creating a new document, opening an existing document, saving a docu-
ment, opening a site, closing a site, launching the Site Publishing Wizard, import-
ing and exporting files and sites, previewing your page in the browser, printing,
opening recent files and sites, and exiting the program.
Edit You can use options within the Edit menu to perform common word-processing
operations such as cutting, copying, pasting, deleting, selecting all, launching
the Find and Replace dialog, and more. Other non–word-processing features
offered within this menu include checking files in and out (when versioning is
enabled), accessing various code-only options (while in Code view), and undo-
ing and redoing changes to a particular page.
View As an Expression Web user, you can access options within the View menu for
customizing the look and feel of the development environment. For example,
you may decide to show the Design, Split, or Code views within the Document
window. Perhaps you’d like to turn on and off options for viewing Visual Aids,
Formatting Marks, Rulers, the Grid, and more. Options for showing and hiding
the Folder list, Navigation pane, and the various toolbars also reside within the
View menu.
Insert Anything that you might want to insert into your Web pages can be found within
the Insert menu. Need to insert a particular HTML tag or ASP.NET control? Maybe
insert a Hyperlink, bookmark, picture, file, interactive button, or a symbol? All of
this and more can be inserted via this menu.
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