Visual Web Developer

Provides general information about Visual Web Developer and about improvements and enhancements that were made in the Web development tool since Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Provides general information about ASP.NET and discusses factors that you should consider when you create a Web site by using ASP.NET.

Provides a series of walkthroughs that cover common scenarios for creating an ASP.NET Web site, and highlights some new features.

Provides information about how to use Visual Web Developer to create a Web site, which includes editing, coding, and testing a site.

Provides information about how ASP.NET Web pages function and about how to create and program them.

Provides information about how to create ASP.NET Web applications.

Provides information about the infrastructure that underlies ASP.NET, which includes HTTP handlers and HTTP modules, and various forms of state management.

Provides information about how ASP.NET Web server and user controls work, how to add them to ASP.NET pages, and how to program them.

Provides information about how to create custom ASP.NET controls.

Provides information about how to use AJAX and client script to enhance the performance and appearance of a Web site.

Provides information about how to display and edit data in ASP.NET Web pages.

Provides information about how to create and use Web services in ASP.NET.

Provides information about security threats to an ASP.NET Web site, about ways to reduce threats, and about ways to authenticate and authorize users.

Provides information about how to configure an ASP.NET Web site and how to manage site performance.

Provides information about how to build and deploy (publish) Web sites, and information about how to precompile a site.

Provides information about how to handle errors, debug ASP.NET pages, view trace information during page processing, and monitor the health of a Web site.

Provides information about how to convert Web projects that were created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 or Visual Studio 2005 to the format used for projects in Visual Web Developer.

Provides information about features in ASP.NET that help you create applications that can run in browsers on mobile phones and other devices.

Describes the settings that you can use to optimize the user experience and to maximize productivity when you use Visual Web Developer.

Provides information about the Visual Web Developer user interface and describes the menu items, options, and dialog boxes.