Selecting Tools for Testing
HTML Validation Tool
During the course you are requested to validate your HTML source documents. These are general steps to do that using the HTML validation service at the W3C.
In your web browser visit W3C Validation Service
Select check by text input method.
Copy the contents of your HTML document file.
Paste into the text area of the web page.
Click the Check button.
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No error messages should appear unless noted in the activity steps.
If you have errors and wish to fix on your own, only attempt to fix one or two errors appearing at the top of the list at a time and validate again. Read the error description, the line number and look at highlighted parts of the source shown.
Alternatively review the steps the activity and find any discrepancies by comparing to the same HTML document file in the folder noted in the activity setup instructions.
Web Browsers
For viewing your HTML Documents as a web page, you can use any web browser. Some editors are able to view the HTML source document as a web page.
Google Chrome is the recommended Web Browser for this course.
Web Developer Tools
This course also uses software built into web browsers usually referred to as Web Developer Tools. Major web browsers such as Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge have developer tools built in. In general they all offer the same functionality and all the functionality used for this course
However they do use different terminology to refer to the same tool or function. They also may layout menus, windows and panel differently. Ultimately you will get accustomed to all the major web browser tools but prefer one.
Some have plugin or extensions for web developer tools. Firefox Firebug is one for example that many developers prefer.
Google Chrome is the recommended web developer tools for this course.