OTHER ITEMS TO CHECK

Spell Check

Don’t forget to run your spell check or manually to copyedit your website’s text. Errors in grammar or punctuation jeopardize your credibility as a reputable e-business.

Hang Time

Measure the various browsers’ “hang time.” Note how long each browser configuration hangs with a blank screen before loading your web page. Is the hang time acceptable, with all configurations? If not, correct the situation.

Printing

Test how your website prints using different browsers. This is particularly important if your website is brochureware, subscription-based, or is a supplement to your technical help desk.

Some browsers can start a new page if a table won’t fit on the current page; however, tables can force page breaks when the document prints out. By using tables you can control how the pages will print.

Avoid browser-specific code since your website may not print out properly if the customer uses a different browser.

Other printing problems can occur if you use images, or a black, or a colored background. Frames seem to constantly cause printing problems. If you think that your website’s visitors will be printing your pages regularly, you might want to provide a non-frame version.

One common mistake is that contact information, support, and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages are not easy to find. Always keep those links clearly visible on every page.

NOTE
For those readers who are curious about the coding used to design a specific website you can do the following: If you have a Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape browser, just click on “View,” which is located at the top of the browser, and then click “source” (page source for Netscape) in the drop-down menu.