The Grid Size option uses the same measurement unit as the Document Units option. In the Units and Grids pane of the Options dialog box, the measurement unit that you choose in the Document Units field determines what measurement unit is displayed in the neighboring Grid Size field. As you draw shapes and paths in Expression Design, you can refer to the document grid to ensure that certain objects are aligned evenly, such as custom interface controls or website navigation buttons.
To display the document grid, choose Show from the View menu and point to Grid. Whenever you make the grid visible, Expression Design displays a check mark next to the word Grid in the submenu. As you create shapes and paths using the various drawing tools, you can use the document grid to align their positions on the artboard. An even more precise way to align objects as you draw them is to snap to the document grid.
This technique allows you to align the position of each line, point, or shape precisely on the artboard as you use the various drawing tools in Expression Design. Then Under the View menu, choose Snap to Grid. Expression Design displays a check mark next to the menu command whenever it is enabled. If you click or drag close enough to any gridline with the various drawing tools such as the Pen or Rectangle , the individual points or lines snap into position. Snapping to the grid allows you to align the position of each line, point, or shape precisely on the artboard.
One of the benefits to working this way is that you can snap objects to the grid while it is hidden, thereby eliminating the need to display the checkerboard overlay pattern. When guide snaps are enabled, you can move objects on the artboard and refer to the intersection markers that are displayed over any bounding box points that intersect with the grid. Then, Under the View menu, choose Snap to Grid. Press V to access the Selection tool and click and drag an object in any direction to reposition it.
When you drag close enough to a gridline, the object automatically snaps into position. As you click and drag, Expression Design displays red intersection markers over any points that come in contact with the grid. When it comes to aligning objects, some designers prefer to use ruler guides as opposed to the document grid.
To set ruler hover over the ruler area and click and hold down the mouse button, the cursor will change to display a double side arrow then drag out a guide from the rulker area onto the artboard and then release the mouse after postioning the guide.
Ruler guides always extend past the edges of the artboard. All ruler guides extend into the pasteboard area surrounding the artboard.
Ruler guides automatically rotate with the artboard. Unlike the document grid, if you rotate the artboard using the Rotate View commands, the ruler guides also rotate. Ruler guides are not layer specific.
Unlike objects, ruler guides are not positioned within a layer; therefore, they are not affected by assigned layer color or the Layers panel visibility controls. Ruler guides are not printable. The ruler guides can only be viewed onscreen as you work in Expression Design. They will not print or export with the artwork. They also include a series of tutorials on how to use the templates.
Also you will find five equal-height column site templates that can be installed to the generic templates already available. Also included is a series of seven content first site templates. These are available for all but are aimed at the more advanced user.
This site uses one of the content first templates which does just what it says - present your main content first in the html code. These are offered as both a personal web package as as zipped files AND as a set to add to your EW software. The last series added are a set of seven Mobile Friendly Site Templates. You can read more about this exciting new project, view the actual site templates included and download them from Expression Web Site Templates.
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Many of them were written by my good friend Tina Clarke. Since I have chosen to use BlueHost as my hosting company, I will be adding tutorials for setting up your server space and using Expression Web with BlueHost. Expression Web 4. Expression Web has a group on Facebook. If you are a FB user, come join us. Web graphics are generally saved at 72 ppi, and print graphics at a minimum of ppi. You can always name the file later when saving it. As you work in Expression Design, you should periodically save your documents.
Therefore, in addition to saving, you might also want to consider investing in a battery backup for your workstation. The Save command is only available when updating pre-existing documents—not when saving for the first time, which requires the use of Save As.
Doing so creates a copy of the document and allows you to change its name and system location. In addition to the artboard, every document also contains a set of rulers: one horizontal top and one vertical left. The Units and Grids Options include points, inches, millimeters, centimeters, picas, and pixels. Note that both rulers are always visible there is no option to hide them , and that they both display the same measurement units.
In the Options dialog box that appears, choose the preferred measurement units from the Document Units list. In Expression Design, you can choose to place the zero point for both rulers in the upper left corner of the artboard or place it in the upper left for the horizontal ruler and in the bottom left for the vertical ruler.
This changes the ruler origin for the vertical ruler from the upper left to the bottom left. Remember that any adjustments made using this method affect everything in the document, including the artboard and all your artwork. Enter new width and height values in the fields provided. Check Constrain Proportions to resize the document proportionally. If necessary, you can select a different measurement unit from the list provided. Doing so also changes the units that are displayed in the rulers after the dialog box is closed.
If necesssary, change the resolution value from its current setting. This allows you to extend your canvas and increase the output area or reduce it to crop away portions of your art. Doing so also changes the units displayed in the document rulers after the dialog box is closed. Click any of the arrows in the Anchor grid to control which sides of the artboard will be added to or subtracted from.
To add or subtract evenly from the center, leave the anchor point at its default setting. By default, Expression Design displays all documents in Preview mode, which reveals all applied attributes, such as fill colors, stroke colors, and effects. Under the View menu, choose Wireframe from the Display Quality submenu. Expression Design displays the paths that make up the artwork without showing any applied fill and stroke colors or effects.
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