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Overview | BUILD YOUR SITE | Preparing images | Advanced functions
Step 2
Once you have saved your Web page on your hard drive in a text file
format, you should check the page in your browser to make sure it looks as you want it.
Many Web page creation programs have a "Preview" function that loads your
page into your Web browser for you. Use this function if you have it. Otherwise,
follow these instructions:
- Start Netscape Communicator (or Internet Explorer).
- Click the File menu, then click Open Page.
- Click Choose File....
- In the Open dialog box, select the file you've just saved then click Open.
- Click Open in the Open Page dialog box.
- Your page will display itself in your browser window. Make sure you're satisfied with the way it looks.
- If you want to make any corrections, return to your Web page creation software to do so, then return to your browser software and click Reload (or Refresh)..
- Make sure your images load and that your links work. Remember that most
Internet users will be viewing Web pages using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer (probably versions
3 or 4) with a 640 x 480 screen size and with 256 colours. It's a good idea to check your pages with other browsers to make sure they look ok.
IMPORTANT:
One of your Web
pages must be named "index.html" or "index.htm" (for Windows
3 users) using lowercase letters. If you have several Web pages, make
sure you name the page you want to appear first "start.html".
Go back to STEP 1, or on to STEP 3
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