MS Expression Web 3 - Anyone Using It?

noelma1117 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 06:22 PM

I just installed the 60-day trial of Microsoft Expression Web 3.
It took over 2 hours to install on my WinXP Laptop.
The video showed some cool features, especially Cool Preview,
but due to the extended load time, it already feels like bloatware.

Is anyone out there actually using it and have any experienced-based
feedback to share?

Thanks,

- M. N.

lisa · #2 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 10:56 AM

I've never used it. After experiencing FrontPage, I was turned off from Microsoft products. Other than the "bloatware", what do you think of it so far? (From a usability standpoint)

Bookie966 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 07:38 PM

I'm using Expression 3. I like it but I find it no different from other packages like dreamweaver etc. I'm kinda old school and still edit quite a bit of my code manually. Once you get the hand of where to find what, most packages are the same. Expression has really lost quite a bit of the Frontpage propritary drawbacks.

Just my 2 cents!!

sequencehosting · #4 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 02:29 PM

I actually created someone a website and they tried to add some text using Microsoft Expression and it inserted un-heard of code such as <0... and things like this.

I would certainly stay away from it and perhaps look at investing in Dreamweaver. Although Dreamweaver is expensive it would certainly be worth purchasing if you prefer using a visual editor.

lisa · #5 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sequencehosting

I actually created someone a website and they tried to add some text using Microsoft Expression and it inserted un-heard of code such as <0... and things like this.

I would certainly stay away from it and perhaps look at investing in Dreamweaver. Although Dreamweaver is expensive it would certainly be worth purchasing if you prefer using a visual editor.

Still? That was the complaint everyone had with Frontpage (adding extra, unnecessary code). You would think they would have addressed this by now.

sequencehosting · #6 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisa

Still? That was the complaint everyone had with Frontpage (adding extra, unnecessary code). You would think they would have addressed this by now.

Yeah it is really strange how Microsoft's products have so many problems.

Frontpage
Microsoft Expression
Internet Explorer

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