Testing The HTML File
Testing your file using Web browsers (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox), allows you to see a more realistic representation of what your page visitors will see when they view your page on the Web.
NOTE: in the instructions below, “Web Browser,” means Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Firefox. Sometimes menu choices are worded slightly differently in the various browsers. Alternate wording choices are in parentheses.
- To test an HTML Web file, start your Web browser.
- Choose FILE : Open (or Open Page).
- Click Browse (or Choose File).
- Change to the drive and directory where you saved your Web page file. When you see your file, click once on the file name to select it, then click Open.
- You will see that the browser has placed the file information in the text box. Click Open (or OK).
Now you will see a “working” copy of your Web page. If you have correctly placed your images in the same folder / directory, the images will display correctly in the working copy.
Remember, at this point, your HTML document is simply a file on your local computer (hard drive, floppy disk, or other removable storage media). No one can see your “goof-ups” except you (of course, they can’t see your triumphs either!).
To test your file, start your Web browser and choose FILE : File Open.
By changing to the drive and directory where you saved your home page file, you can select your file and see a “working” copy of your home page. Later, after you have placed your graphic file(s) in the same directory, your graphics will also correctly display in the working copy.
