Expression Studio 4 Web Professional

Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Web Professional and the accompanying Microsoft Silverlight suite mark a significant milestone, bringing all products within the suite to the unified 2007 version. This release is a game changer for web designers and developers, offering a cohesive set of tools tailored for creating rich, interactive web applications and content. At its core, Microsoft Expression is a powerful collection of languages and applications designed to streamline the process of building both client side and server side solutions, as well as dynamic text content.

Expression Web 4 stands out as the flagship web design application in the suite, widely regarded as the industry standard. It empowers users to craft sophisticated web pages complete with client side code, integrated databases, and server side scripts. Beyond these capabilities, it boasts an impressive arsenal of over 40 image processing tools and more than 30 pre built forms, making it a versatile choice for professionals. It's worth noting that for those focused on developing client side applications, Microsoft Expression Intermediate is the recommended pick over the Professional version, offering a more targeted feature set.

Then there's Expression Design 4, a user friendly and extensible design tool perfect for constructing web pages with ease. Its intuitive drag and drop functionality allows for seamless creation of user interface elements, while the AutoShape tool simplifies editing and restoring visual properties. Users can effortlessly generate text objects, links, buttons, dropdown lists, radio buttons, checkboxes, and much more. The tool also includes a variety of image processing features like Path Effects, Parallax, Radial Gradient, AutoCaret, Brighter Edge, Noise Waves, and Color Correction, providing ample creative flexibility.

The introduction of Silverlight Mobile is another highlight of this release. Microsoft has harmonized the entire suite to the 2007 version, encompassing Visual Studio, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Exchange. This package not only includes the desktop component of Silverlight but also integrates Office applications such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. With Silverlight Mobile, users can enjoy the convenience of running Windows Store applications on their mobile devices. It's designed to work seamlessly with any Windows phone equipped with a browser, ensuring broad compatibility across Windows mobile devices. This mobility aspect opens up new possibilities for productivity and entertainment on the go.