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In these tutorials, you do not have to actually type in complete
HTML document examples and load them into your browser to see how
they work. You can see how they work by clicking on the
"Browser Display" hyperlink wherever it occurs. On the other hand,
if you prefer more hands-on experience in HTML development,
follow the procedure described below
to edit, save, reload and test HTML example documents.
Edit.
For more hands-on experience in HTML authoring,
especially for the early examples,
as you arrive at each new example of a complete HTML
document, you may want to open your favorite word processor
(e.g, WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, or text editor (e.g., Windows
Notepad) that can save documents in standard
ASCII
(DOS text)
format, using it to enter a new document having HTML exactly as shown in
the complete HTML example.
Typing from a hardcopy of the complete HTML example document
will ordinarily facilitate the text entry process. Or, to avoid the
typing, but still allow you to practice the "edit, save, reload and
test cycle", you can
simply copy the HTML example to your word processor or
text editor. Just highlight the HTML example text in the browser.
Then use your browser "copy" feature to copy the example. Finally, use
your word processor or text editor "paste" feature to paste it into
the editor.
Save.
Remember to save the new HTML document. Be sure that, if
the word processor
or text editor has multiple save file options, the save format is
set to the standard
ASCII
(DOS text, text or standard text) format. Use the ".HTM" file name
extension for your HTML documents. If you are using a Macintosh or Unix
system you may use the ".HTML" extension.
Load and Test.
Finally, after you've saved your newly authored
HTML document, open a new browser window and load
the file into your Web
browser
to see how it will look on the Web and
to test its features.
The first time you load the newly resaved document you can use the
browser's File Menu feature which opens or loads a local
file into the browser.
Edit, Save, Reload and Test.
If you notice errors, switch back to your document in the word processor
or text editor and make the corrections. Then save the document again.
Finally, use your
browser's
"reload" feature to test
how the newly edited version of the document will work on the
Web.
Repeat the edit, save, reload and test cycle until everything is correct.
Having accomplished the above once or twice, you will have verified to
yourself that you can perform
the basic edit, save, reload and test, development process for
Web
document
development. The process can be employed anywhere
you have access to an
ASCII
text editor or word processor and a
browser.
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