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February 7, 2018
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Dreamweaver preview error

  • February 7, 2018
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My dreview in dreamweaver is not the same as the live preview. I dont know which is right. What am I suppose to do to get them aligned?

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Live View and browsers will typically look nothing like Design View. The more css you use to style your page and the more scripting you use for interactivity, the wider the gap will be between Live/Browser and Design View.

    Live View should be much closer to what you see in actual browsers, but the only way to know for certain exactly how your page will behave in the browsers is to view it there.

    Also make sure you take care of html and css errors regularly. Problems in your code are handled differently by each browser and could cause odd display issues in some, but not others. Use the links below to check for errors...

    Ready to check - Nu Html Checker

    The W3C CSS Validation Service

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    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 7, 2018

    Live View and browsers will typically look nothing like Design View. The more css you use to style your page and the more scripting you use for interactivity, the wider the gap will be between Live/Browser and Design View.

    Live View should be much closer to what you see in actual browsers, but the only way to know for certain exactly how your page will behave in the browsers is to view it there.

    Also make sure you take care of html and css errors regularly. Problems in your code are handled differently by each browser and could cause odd display issues in some, but not others. Use the links below to check for errors...

    Ready to check - Nu Html Checker

    The W3C CSS Validation Service

    BenPleysier
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    Community Expert
    February 7, 2018

    Whatever you see in a real browser is correct. To this end, you should test in a number of current browsers.

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