Editing window overview
In Microsoft Expression Web, you edit web pages in the editing window. When you open a website, Expression Web adds a Web Site tab to your editing window. For more information, see Website views.
Editing window
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The files you have open appear as tabs at the top of the editing window. The file you are currently editing is highlighted.
Tip
To switch from one page to another, press CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB.
To close the page you are editing, click the Close button
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.HTML tags appear in the Quick Tag Selector bar in nested order. You can click a tag to select it or click the down arrow next to it for more options. For more information, see Quick Tag Selector.
Use the Design
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buttons to change the page view. For more information, see Code and Split page views.Tip
To switch from one view to another, press CTRL+PAGE UP or CTRL+PAGE DOWN.
There are three views in which you can edit web pages. For more information, see Code and Split page views.
Page views
Design
Design and edit web pages using the design tools in an approximated WYSIWIG authoring experience.
Tip
To display HTML tags in Design view, press CTRL+/.
Split
Review and edit web page content in a split screen format that offers you simultaneous access to both Code and Design views.
Note
When you are working in Split view, to apply changes you made in Code view to Design view, press F5.
Code
View, write, and edit the HTML tags yourself. With the optimized code features in Expression Web, you can create clean HTML, and it is easier for you to remove any code that you do not want.