For the last lesson, I'll look a little bit at the differences between the two main browser types.

Step 8 - Browser Compatibility.

It's important to realise that whilst you may be running the latest, newest, most super duper version of a web browser, most people are not. Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 are virtually interchangeable with the code they understand and the way they output it, but earlier versions of these browsers handle different things different ways.

It's important that you check your site in both Internet Explorer and Netscape just to make sure it's working, I'll virtually guarantee that it'll look great in one and pants in the other.

Netscape 4.x is very funny about tables so it's important to check these. If there seems to be a problem then turn the borders on if they're off and see if you can spot where it has gone a bit wrong. Internet Explorer will guess that you may have wanted to put a </td> where you have missed one out, but Netscape will throw a hissy fit if you haven't so check you opening tags have a matching closing tag.

Also, make sure you turn the borders off on any images that are links or Netscape will put a lovely *ahem* border round them for you!

Well, I think that's it. Have fun coding. If there's something you don't understand, want to see explained a bit better or something added then please use the Contact page to get in touch!

Finally there is a list of all HTML tags here.

Happy Web  building!