Archive for March, 2010
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Tip 257: The following preview may contain suitable Deep Zoom content
Mar 27 2010
You can test drive your Silverlight or Seadragon Ajax Deep Zoom content in a browser by clicking Preview in Browser in the Export dialog box in Deep Zoom Composer.
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Tip 256: Windows Explorer to Deep Zoom Composer
Mar 25 2010
You can add images from Windows Explorer to the artboard in the Import workspace or the image gallery in both the Import and Compose workspaces by dragging them into Deep Zoom Composer.
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Tip 255: Paste it in the best spot
Mar 23 2010
If you want to paste images in a specific location on the artboard in Deep Zoom Composer, right-click the desired location, and then click Paste.
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Tip 254: When good transformations go bad
Mar 21 2010
Expression Design lets you return an object to its original geometry after applying transformations, even if you save your document, close it, and reopen it later.
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IE9 Developer preview now available
Mar 19 2010
The IE9 developer preview availability was announced during the day two keynote at MIX in Vegas this week. The download is available at the IE9 testdrive site along with some test pages designed to show off the abilities of the browser at this stage of its development. I highly recommend you take the time to [...]
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Tip 252: Silverlight may include the following side effects
Mar 17 2010
Live effects, such as DropShadow effect, are now preserved when you export for Silverlight from Expression Design.
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Tip 253: Skip the arrangements
Mar 17 2010
If you want to use Silverlight to arrange your exported images, you can skip the step of arranging images in Deep Zoom Composer, and simply export your images as a collection.
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Tip 248: Using multiple monitors
Mar 17 2010
Are you using multiple monitors? You can move frequently used panels outside of the Expression Web workspace to another screen.
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Clipping Paths
Mar 11 2010
I received some emails about my last video with some questions about clipping paths so I put together a video on creating a clipping path in Blend. I am headed to SXSW in the morning. If you are there you should drop by the Microsoft booth and say hi. As always feedback is appreciated, more [...]
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Tip 247: The really small Big Picture
Mar 3 2010
The SuperPreview thumbnail display shows which part of a web page is displayed—a real time-saver for really big web pages! You can even navigate from the thumbnail display; just click and drag the highlighted area.
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