Special Edition Using Microsoft Expression Web 2

Chapter 33. Using ASP.NET Web Parts

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• An Introduction to Web Parts

• Creating ASP.NET User Controls

• Web Parts Controls in the Toolbox

• Creating a Web Parts Page

• Web Parts Page Display Modes

• The Web Parts Catalog

• Troubleshooting

• Lagniappe: Editing Web Parts Controls

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An Introduction to Web Parts

The term Web Parts can actually mean two different things: Web Parts as a technology and Web Parts as the controls that reside on an ASP.NET Web Page.

Web Parts technology consists of a series of ASP.NET controls that make it easy to develop portal-like Web pages that can be customized and arranged within a browser while viewing a Web page. Web Parts technology also supports ASP.NET personalization, a feature that allows ...