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Why You Should Check Your Web Pages Using Both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape
By Candice Pardue
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I had to learn the hard way! When I
finished designing my site, I discovered
then that 85 to 90 percent of all Internet
users view the Web using either Netscape
Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
I used Netscape Composer to design my
entire website, as well as to view and
check my web pages online for accuracy.
Little did I know that my website looked
great on Netscape, but terrible on
Microsoft Internet Explorer (MIE). I
had both browsers on my computer system,
but never thought of viewing my website
using both. I read a discussion group
posting about the subject and realized
that I needed to view my website using
MIE also.
So, I pulled up my homepage using the
MIE browser, and it was a disaster. My
web page was quite a bit distorted. The
text overlapped the navigation side bar,
and I couldn't read a word of it. Also,
my headlines looked really weird.
Luckily, I discovered this error before
doing any major site promotions. But, I
had already designed most of my site
(approximately 50 to 60 web pages). The
problem was solved easily by simply
resizing one table. But I had to resize
that table on every web page of my site.
This task was very time consuming. If I
would have checked the first page outline
using both browsers, I could have fixed
the problem before designing the entire
website.
If you do not currently have access to
both browsers on your system, I highly
recommend that you get both to check
your web pages. Or, find a friend that
has the browser you don't have and check
your web pages with his/her browser.
Checking your site using both browsers
will save you time and prevent you from
losing valuable web business. Keep in
mind that the majority of Internet users
view the web using either MIE or
Netscape. If you design your site to be
friendly only to one of these browsers,
you're missing out. This fatal mistake
can result in complaints, lost visitors
and business, as well as a bad reputation
online. Online users expect your site to
be professional and easy to navigate and
read. If it's not, most will simply click
out of your site, and some may even make
an example out of your site as bad web
design, ruining your reputation on the
Web.
Please consider using both Microsoft
Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
to view and check your web pages. No
matter which program you use to design
your site, try to make your website
friendly to all Web surfers to maximize
your website success.
If you're just starting out on the Web,
and would like to learn how to design
your own personal or business website,
please go here to learn how to design
your own website the simple way...
Please bookmark this site for your
future web design reference and then
choose an address below for downloads:
To download the Netscape Navigator
browser, go to:
http://www.netscape.com/
To download the Microsoft Internet
Explorer browser, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
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