FrontPage - Previewing Your Page

The "Preview" button at the bottom of the Edit Window allows you to preview what your Web page will look like in a browser window. The "Normal" editing mode is close to what it should look like in a real browser, but some features such as "hidden" tables are visible in edit mode. 

But for a real test, you should use a real browser. In fact, you should use at least both Netscape and Internet Explorer, along with any other browsers your target audience would likely be using. To view your Web page in a browser, point your browser to "http://username.web.wesleyan.edu/" to access your index page. Or, go to "http://username.web.wesleyan.edu/folder/file.html" to view a specific page. If you are editing your pages on your hard drive and then uploading the finished product to your Condor account rather than editing your page directly on Condor, you can go under "File" in the main menu and select the "Open" or "Open Page" option (however your browser labels it) and browse through the folders on your hard drive to find the file you want to view. 

Check how your page looks in different sized browser windows, and with different settings for text or font sizes. It is also a good idea to see how your page looks on a Mac as well as a PC, since colors can look different. 

 

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Contents - How a Web Page Works - Getting Started - Page Settings - Text Options
Creating Links - Images - Tables - Preview - Design Tips - Managing Your Web Site