html validation

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Does CoffeeCup editor have a html validation tool.
If not does anyone know of a freeware one.

Thanks,
Keith
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Hi,
you can find that under Documents>validate html




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Kau,

You can Google TIDY and get a program that will validate, or you can just go to http://validator.w3.org/ and validate by entering the web address, uploading the file, or just select enter and start entering code.

As Bruce pointed out, there is a built-in validator.

So many choices, but in this case, that is a good thing. :)
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I am using VSD and I went to the site you recommended to validate and it said that I have 8 errors in my movie (done in Firestarter) I have know idea what this means or what I am supposed to do to fix it. This is my first attempt at building a website so please speak in newbie language! (klingcabinets.com)

Thanks
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DK,

The validator does not like flash, so there is nothing you can do. If the other parts of your site validate, that means you didn't stick extra stuff in places where it should not have been stuck. The real reason for using valid code is to be sure you do not put browsers in quirks mode. In quirks mode, browsers will do what they want, not what the web designer wants.

Sometimes folks will stick some CSS style in the body of a web page, and that may not work. The validator will tell you about that.

Your site works, and it does NOT put browsers in quirks mode. When you have something that works for you and it does not cause problems, do not worry if it does not validate.
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Thank you, I had no idea what I was looking at, but it worried me.

Debbie

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