Trouble-shooting is a systematic investigation for the source of a problem so that it can be resolved. With so many variables in creating a website, one is bound to have problems and conflicts. When a problem occurs, it needs to be identified and the most logical solutions should be tried first. Sometimes a solution cannot be found reality and with so many people creating websites, someone has to have had a similar problem. A troubleshooting website is a good source for similar problems that have occurred and what the solutions may be.
When using CSS in Dreamweaver, you can be faced with many different problems. One problem is conflicting styles which can cause websites to display the wrong color. You can void this by using the Styles panel in Dreamweaver to identify conflicts. After identifying the problems, you can remove a style by deleting it from the code. There is usually more than one way to edit or take care of a problem and usually one is easier than another.
One big problem using CSS is that different Web browsers will display styles in different ways. By looking under the File menu, you can use the Browser Compatibility feature and check the page for problems.
Firefox can be very useful because of the Web Developer Toolbar. This add-on allows one to see the use of CSS on websites and will allow designer’s style sheets to be changed. One can also view, edit and disable CSS on a webpage.
When using HTML, you will encounter lots of problems and challenges. For example, your images might not appear on the webpage. Possible reasons could be that HTML files and graphic files are different in different directories. Also, the picture may not show up because the file name is misspelled or capitalized. Having the wrong links can cause problems with displaying pictures as one would use absolute links rather than relative links.
On my web page, I made sure that the background does not interfere with text. On my one graphic, I used the alt attribute tag to provide alternative text if the image is not displayed. I made the text large enough so it would be easy to read but not distracting.