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This high level overview will give you an understanding of what’s new in the five products in the Expression Studio family.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/29/09 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Introductory Attendance Count 97 views

This session gives an understanding of how to incorporate new features in Blend 3.0 into WPF and Silverlight applications prototyping workflow.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/28/09 08:00 Duration 30 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Introductory Attendance Count 158 views

 This session is a quick feature tour through the new features of Expression Blend 3.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/28/09 08:00 Duration 45 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 105 views
Learn how to use Visual Studio and Expression Blend to create and apply behavior that controls different functions on a basic video player.
Course Date 11/04/09 08:00 Duration 30 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 110 views
Explore the easing functions in states within Blend. This video will provide an overview of the icon view of the multiple presents.
Course Date 02/17/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 141 views
Learn some of the techniques for creating a custom button control for your application.
Course Date 02/17/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 195 views
Learn about sample data and data binding as you create an application for looking at the data with no code.
Course Date 02/17/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 84 views
Learn to import a Photoshop file into Blend. Understand the supported and non-supported features and see how easy it is to bind data directly to a textbox created in Photoshop.
Course Date 02/17/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 60 views

Learn about the Border Control in Expression Blend. Given the flexibility built into it, the Border Control demonstrates a good deal of potential when used in UI Designs.

Presenter:

Jason Campbell, User Experience Evangelist, Silverlight | Switch

Course Date 04/15/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 55 views

An Accelerator is one of the cool features of Internet Explorer 8. Learn how to use and create Accelerator. Starfinder with IMDB is used as our example in this video.

Presenter:

 Jason Campbell, User Experience Evangelist, Silverlight | Switch

Course Date 04/15/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 33 views

The Resource Dictionary, a simple but powerful feature of Expression Blend, allows you to organize and reuse styles created for an application. In this video, learn take advantage of resource dictionaries.

Presenter:

 Jason Campbell, User Experience Evangelist, Silverlight | Switch

Course Date 04/15/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 48 views

Learn to use states and behaviors to manage the content and storyboards of a simple website using Expression Blend. Learn to add another level of interaction with a simple color changer.

Presenter:

Jason Campbell, User Experience Evangelist, Silverlight | Switch

Course Date 04/15/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 43 views

Learn about Storyboard Interactions in Expression Blend with an emphasis on interface animation.

Presenter:

Jason Campbell, User Experience Evangelist, Silverlight | Switch

Course Date 04/15/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 39 views

SketchFlow, an experience prototyping tool, is one of the coolest features of Blend 3. Understand what SketchFlow is and learn how to get started with it.

Presenter: Jason Campbell, User Experience Evangelist, Silverlight | Switch

Course Date 05/20/10 08:00 Duration 15 minutes Training Format Video Level Intermediate Attendance Count 59 views
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The Microsoft Expression Studio offers a complete, fully integrated set of technologies that allow users to design and develop rich, immersive desktop and web based applications. Through lecture and hands-on demonstrations, this 1 hr. session will give the user a firm understanding how these tools work together to empower designers.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund

Course Date 02/18/08 09:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Introductory Attendance Count 474 views
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In part 2 of our series we focus on Expression Design. This vector-based content creation tool is a powerful addition to the designer’s arsenal. Through lecture and hands-on demonstrations, this 1 hr. session will show how to create graphics in Expression Design and export them as bitmaps or XAML based vectors for use in desktop and web-based applications.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund

Course Date 02/19/08 09:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Introductory Attendance Count 238 views
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In part 3 of our series we will dive into Expression Design. We will begin by comparing and contrasting several of the tools and functions in Expression Design and Expression Blend. Many people perceive an overlap in functionality between several aspects of these two very different tools. Through lecture and hands-on demonstrations, this 1 hr. session will demystify where Design ends and Blend begins, and help users understand when to use one versus the other.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund

Course Date 02/20/08 09:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Introductory Attendance Count 228 views
Microsoft Expression Studio is a suite of tools that allow designers and developers to collaborate on rich Web and WPF content. This series will focus on each of the tools in Expression Studio and give the user a detailed overview of what they do, and how they can work together to improve your content creation process.
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Microsoft Expression Design is a powerful vector creation tool that allows user to design cutting edge graphics. By taking advantage of Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) designers can now create and share graphics with the confidence that their designs will look exactly as they envisioned them, quickly and without compromise. This session will give users the information they need to quickly get up to speed with Expression Designs feature rich environment.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/16/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 862 views
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Microsoft Expression Blend is the go-to application to bridge the gap between design and development. Users can create graphic elements in XAML, or import them from Expression Design and create robust, next generation UI’s for the Web and WPF. This session will give users the information they need to dive into layouts, interaction, controls, animation and other elements of Expression Blend.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/16/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 588 views
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Microsoft Expression Web delivers powerful design tools and task panes to design for ASP.NET, PHP and XML. With an industry leading CSS editor it’s never been easier to get a standards based website up and running fast. This session will familiarize users with the features of this powerful new tool.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 11/04/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 357 views
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Microsoft Expression Encoder gives designers, editors and producers the ability to generate gorgeous VC-1-encoded content wrapped in a Silverlight experience. Encode a wide array of file formats, produce live events, or run batch encodes from the command line to make your media ready for Silverlight. This session provides a detailed overview of Encoders functionality and gives users a clear picture of its power and usability.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 11/11/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 200 views
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Microsoft Expression Media gives you a central repository for all of your media assets. Images, video, illustrations, sound files, fonts, HTML, documents—they’re no match for the organizational power of Expression Media. This session will show users how to organize, browse, search, and annotate your digital files with Expression Media.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 11/18/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 182 views
Microsoft Expression Design is a powerful vector creation tool that allows user to design cutting edge graphics. This series will dive into specific details on Designs most important and powerful features.
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The Heart and Soul of Microsoft Expression Design, the numerous vector creation tools in Design allows users to bring their designs to life. Mastering these tools is essential for anyone using Expression Design for graphics creation. This session will take you in depth and explain the fine details of Designs vector creation tools.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/30/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 392 views
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You’ve created the perfect UI design. Now what? Creating graphics is important, but exporting them is where Microsoft Expression Design really shines through. Whether it’s traditional bitmaps or the power of XAML you’re after, this session will show you everything you need to know about exporting assets from Expression Design.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 09/30/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Intermediate Attendance Count 280 views
Microsoft Expression Blend is a powerful tool that allows users to bridge the gap between the design world and the development world. This series will dive into specific details on Blend’s most important and powerful features.
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Microsoft Blend allows users to create complex UI’s, and with that comes complex projects and hierarchies. Learn how to navigate the structure that holds your application together.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 10/14/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Advanced Attendance Count 928 views
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Microsoft Blend has a variety of robust content containers to help you create the perfect UI. Learn how these Layout Controls interact with content and with each other in your application.

Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 10/14/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Advanced Attendance Count 586 views
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 What good is a UI if no one can use it? Bring your app to life with Blends Controls. Learn how to create and customize controls “out of the box”, or better yet, create your own.
Presenter: Joshua Eklund
Job Title: Lead Instructor, IT Mentors
Course Date 10/14/08 08:00 Duration 60 minutes Training Format Web Seminar Level Advanced Attendance Count 560 views