o check each page for errors. Since I code my websites by hand, the chances of me making an error are higher than if you used a program like Dream Weaver to create your site. So I do my best to remember to validate my code using the free "lite" versions of software like HTML Kit or CSE LitTo validate your web pages means that the code behind what you see when you visit a web site page has been written correctly. Then your page will be in a format that is viewable to anyone in the entire world, no matter what browsing program they are using. And we all want our sites to be viewable!

To see what the code behind a page looks like, using Internet Explorer (IE), go to the web, click on View, then click on Source or something similar in the drop down box.

I've looked at my web site statistics and viewers come to my site with 8 different browser program. The most popular is Internet Explorer, but there are many others, like Opera, Foxfire, etc. Chances are very high that your site passes the Internet Explorer viewing test because that program is very forgiving. It takes into account and for users of IE, it temporarily "fixes" more coding errors than any other program available.

BUT with a just one little coding error your website may look very strange to a viewer or even worse; someone who visits might receive the dreaded Error Page message.

Many HTML code websites correctly or include a programs called "tidy" to check each page for errors. Since I code my websites by hand, the chances of me making an error are higher than if you used a program like Dream Weaver to create your site. So I do my best to remember to validate my code using the free "lite" versions of software like HTML Kit or CSE Lit

iewable!

To see what the code behind a page looks like, using Internet Explorer (IE), go to the web, click on View, then click on Source or something similar in the drop down box.

I've looked at my web site statistics and viewers come to my site with 8 different browser program. The most popular is Internet Explorer, but there are many others, like Opera, Foxfire, etc. Chances are very high that your site passes the Internet Explorer viewing test because that program is very forgiving. It takes into account and for users of IE, it temporarily "fixes" more coding errors than any other program available.

BUT with a just one little coding error your website may look very strange to a viewer or even worse; someone who visits might receive the dreaded Error Page message.

Many HTML code websites correctly or include a programs called "tidy" to check each page for errors. Since I code my websites by hand, the chances of me making an error are higher than if you used a program like Dream Weaver to create your site. So I do my best to remember to validate my code using the free "lite" versions of software like HTML Kit or CSE Lit

The most popular is Internet Explorer, but there are many others, like Opera, Foxfire, etc. Chances are very high that your site passes the Internet Explorer viewing test because that program is very forgiving. It takes into account and for users of IE, it temporarily "fixes" more coding errors than any other program available.

BUT with a just one little coding error your website may look very strange to a viewer or even worse; someone who visits might receive the dreaded Error Page message.

Many HTML code websites correctly or include a programs called "tidy" to check each page for errors. Since I code my websites by hand, the chances of me making an error are higher than if you used a program like Dream Weaver to create your site. So I do my best to remember to validate my code using the free "lite" versions of software like HTML Kit or CSE Lit

errors than any other program available.

BUT with a just one little coding error your website may look very strange to a viewer or even worse; someone who visits might receive the dreaded Error Page message.

Many HTML code websites correctly or include a programs called "tidy" to check each page for errors. Since I code my websites by hand, the chances of me making an error are higher than if you used a program like Dream Weaver to create your site. So I do my best to remember to validate my code using the free "lite" versions of software like HTML Kit or CSE Lit

o check each page for errors. Since I code my websites by hand, the chances of me making an error are higher than if you used a program like Dream Weaver to create your site. So I do my best to remember to validate my code using the free "lite" versions of software like HTML Kit or CSE Lite both of which include a "tidy" and "spell check" program.

However, if you don't have a validation program, you can go directly to the source of who determines what code is the most updated code and what code should look like in general. It's The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) who develops and upgrades it all. This no-cost service is located online at http://validator.w3.org/ It's easy to use but if you don't know how to fix the errors, it's best left to your web master or web diva. You can also see if any of the links on a page are broken (don't work at all), too.

When you hire someone to update or create your next web site, make sure that they validate each page. And if they don't know what that means, which is a very scary thought to me if they're proficient in web design, send them this tip!