Gallery: Microsoft shows off Expression Web 3

At Mix '09, Microsoft showed off a new features of Expression Web 3 - including SuperPreview - that allows developers and designers to see how their sites look and work with different browsers so they can debug them more easily.

By Andy Smith, Contributor March 18, 2009 at 4:56 a.m. PT

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At Mix '09, Microsoft shows off Expression Blend 3 tools for developers. The SketchFlow feature allows designers to try out concepts by enabling them to follow multiple paths, test different scenarios and provide comments to follow the process.

Mary Jo Foley has more on Expression Blend 3 from Mix '09. Click any photo to enlarge.

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The "wiggly" style in Expression Web 3 reminds users to focus on major concepts and not too much on details.

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The new SketchFlow feature in Expression Blend 3 lets designers map out and experiment with the user interface flow of an application.

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Expression Blend 3 contains a Photoshop import feature that lets "designers to generate design time sample data within Expression Blend or import it from an XML file, making it easy to build data-connected applications without access to live data. Users can easily switch between using sample data and using live data at run-time," according to Microsoft.

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Expression Blend 3 Data Feature Sample

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Expression Blend 3 features a new user interface that allows designer and developer interaction.

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