FAQ
General and Sales
Q: What is Expression Design 3?
A: Microsoft Expression Design 3 is a professional illustration and graphic design
tool that lets you build compelling elements for both Web and desktop application
user interfaces.
Q: How can I purchase Expression Design 3?
A: Expression Design 3 is offered as part of Expression Studio 3 or Expression Web
3.
Q: What is the price for Expression Design 3?
A: Expression Studio 3 has an estimated retail price of US $599, Expression Web
3 has an estimated retail price of US $149.
Q: In what languages will Expression Design 3 be available?
A: Each of the Microsoft Expression products is available in the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese
Traditional, and Korean.
Q: Is there a trial version of Expression Design 3?
A: Yes. The fully featured 60 day free trial for Expression Design 3 is currently
available for download from
http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/default.aspx
Q: Where can I find resources to help me use my Expression products?
A: There is an Expression Community Web site that contains a frequently updated wealth
of materials on all the Expression products and the Microsoft technologies that
they are designed to work with.
Product Specific
Q: How would a designer use Expression Design 3?
A: Microsoft Expression Design 3 is the perfect companion to Expression Blend™ 3
allowing for an end-to-end XAML based design workflow. You can leverage existing
artwork by incorporating graphics from other applications using standard file formats
such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF, open vector-based artwork from other popular graphic
tools, or quickly build sophisticated vector assets using the intuitive and flexible
drawing tools.
Expression Design 3 features a powerful new export engine and slicing tools that
seamlessly bring your artwork to Expression Blend and Expression Web, allowing you
to target individual slices as separate formats, including Silverlight canvas, WPF
canvas, WPF resource dictionary, HTML comp, XAML, PSD, and PDF.
XAML allows your
finished graphics, user interface elements and design assets to move seamlessly
from your initial concept to the finished product while retaining their full fidelity
throughout the process.
Q: What file formats does Expression Design support?
A: Expression Design can import the following formats:.psd, ai, .jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .tif, .ico and .wdp (Windows Media Photo) files. Expression Design can export the following formats:.psd, .jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .tif, wdp, .pdf, and .xaml. Additionally there is support for copy/paste to Microsoft Office, and copy/paste of XAML to Expression Blend and other XAML editors.
Q: What is the relationship between Microsoft Expression Design 3 and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) that is available in Windows Vista and Windows 7?
A: With WPF, designers and developers can work together to build applications that deliver a superior user experience and enhance user productivity and satisfaction.
Expression Design 3 supports the creation of graphic designs for export to the XAML file format, the declarative markup language used to describe user interface elements and rich content (such as 2D, 3D, text, animation, and video) for WPF.
Q: Does Expression Design 3 support Silverlight?
A: Yes, Expression Design 3 supports both WPF and Silverlight.
Q: Does the Expression Design 3 Trial have an expiration date?
A: Yes. The expiration date for Expression Design 3 Trial is 60 days after your install the application. When your trial expires, select the option "I have a product key and want to license Microsoft Expression Design" if you have a valid product key and want to enable full licensing rights to your copy of Expression Design 3.
Q: Should previous pre-release versions be uninstalled before I install Expression Design 3 Trial?
A:You must uninstall the pre-release version of Expression Design 3. The new Expression Design 3 Trial release will not automatically remove the previously installed versions before you install the new one.
Q: Is there an Apple Macintosh® version of the Expression Design 3?
A: No. Expression Design 3 is not available on the Apple Macintosh platform.
Support
Q: How do I get technical support for my purchased Expression product?
A: Visit Microsoft Help and Support.
Q: Is customer support offered with Expression Trial versions?
A: Formal support is not offered for this Expression Trials. Instead, we have a
community Web site and forums for all the Expression products where you can solicit
feedback and help get your questions answered by the both the Expression community
and the moderators from the different Expression teams.
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