Visual Web Developer Express Edition is a low-cost, entry-level version centered around pre-built projects that new developers can easily deploy and customize for their own sitesExplains how to harness "drag-and-drop" tools that build on the popularity of ASP.NET, offering Web designers an easy introduction to the new Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 FrameworkShows novice Web developers step by step how to create powerful ASP.NET Web applicationsExplains how to access databases through Data Source controls, design site navigation, build interactivity, and much more

Alan Simpson is the author of over 90 computer books on databases, Windows, Web-site design and development, programming, and networking. His books are published throughout the world in over a dozen languages. Alan has served as a consultant on high-technology projects for the United States Navy and Air Force.

Introduction.

Part I: Planning a Web Site.

Chapter 1: Getting Started.

Chapter 2: Creating a Web Site.

Chapter 3: Configuring a Membership Site.

Chapter 4: Creating Master Pages.

Part II: Building Your Web Site.

Chapter 5: Creating Web Pages.

Chapter 6: Designing with Styles.

Chapter 7: Working with ASP.NET Controls.

Chapter 8: Easy Site Navigation.

Part III: Personalization and Databases.

Chapter 9: Using Personalization.

Chapter 10: Using Themes.

Chapter 11: SQL Server Crash Course.

Chapter 12: Using Data in Web Pages.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 13: Ten Terms to Make You Look Smart.

Chapter 14: Ten Alternatives to Being Helpless.

Appendix: Publishing Your Site.

Whats on the CD-ROM?

Index.

End-User License Agreement.