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Validation checking and testing that your web pages function as intended

Validation checking and testing that your web pages function as intended. Code (HTML*)Validation the process of ensuring that your documents adhere to the rules of the particular markup language used. *HyperText Markup Language. W 3 C - World Wide Web Consortium.

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Validation checking and testing that your web pages function as intended

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  1. Validationchecking and testingthat your web pages functionas intended

  2. Code(HTML*)Validationthe process of ensuring that your documents adhere to the rules of the particular markup language used *HyperText Markup Language

  3. W3C -World Wide Web Consortium • Organisation started in 1994 to lead the World Wide • Web to its full potential by developing common • rules that ensure the www works for everyone. • Manyorganisations around the world pay to be • members of W3C • W3C employs staff around the world who develop • web specifications and software • Director is Tim Berners-Lee, said to be the inventor • of the www • Set the standards and try to maintain • consistency in the unregulated world of cyberspace

  4. DTD (Document Type Definition) • The DTD defines the tags and syntax • that are used to structure web pages • and declares what the code means. • Use DTDs to validate against W3C standards. • By default, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX • always adds the relevant DTD • to your web page code. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> Dreamweaver 4.0 or lower, didnot automatically include the DTD declaration.

  5. TYPES of Code Validators Validators can be on-line, installed as a separate program on your computer, part of an existing program, free or cost $ … *Use W3C validator to check webpages against the DTD (Document Type Definition) http://validator.w3.org/ *There are programs that scan webpages looking for code errors and will often warn you of common style problems, accessibilityand other issues http://watson.addy.com/

  6. DreamweaverVarious built-in Validation, Checking & Testing Tools

  7. SPELLING- it is important !!

  8. Have you checked how your page looks at different Screen Resolutions?

  9. Good Designers validate/check/test their Web Pages • Spelling • Grammar • Accuracy • Different Browsers and Versions of Browser • Usability • Accessibility for disabled • Computer Systems - screen resolution, colours • Download Time • Plug ins …

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