Troubleshooting Common Errors

Some common HTML errors that we all make:

Forgetting a paragraph or break tag.

Is all your text running together? Make sure all paragraph tags or break tags are present and accounted for.

Forgetting the end tag for a container.

Did the text stay unexpectedly italic? Is the second half larger and red? Oops. You probably forgot to create the end blockquote, list, font, bold, italic, or other container tag.

Forgetting to end a table.

Is part of your page "not there?" If the page has a table, double check to be sure there is a proper </table> tag.

Leaving off a quotation mark.

Does the image not appear? Is the link not showing up? Does mailto return an error message? Make sure the file or link is correctly enclosed in quotation marks.

Misplacing graphics

If you get a broken image icon when you're expecting a beautiful picture, check to make sure the graphic file is in the right directory and that your <IMG SRC=""> tag is pointing to the right place.

The nice thing about HTML is that almost all problems are fixable. Scan your text carefully and you can troubleshoot almost anything.

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