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.

1. To test an HTML Web file, start your Web browser.
2. Choose FILE : Open (or Open Page).
3. Click Browse (or Choose File).
4. 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.
5. 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.

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