• What is CSE HTML Validator?
   
• Why would I want to use CSE HTML Validator?
   
• What does CSE HTML Validator do?
   
• What benefits do I receive if I use CSE HTML Validator?
   
• What are some of the features of CSE HTML Validator?
   
• What does the template tool feature do?
   

CSE HTML Validator is a fast, powerful, inexpensive, indispensable, highly user configurable, and easy to use HTML and CSS development tool that assists in the creation of syntactically correct HTML and CSS documents. Just open an HTML or CSS document with HTML Validator and tell it to do its thing! Easy to understand syntax errors, warning and other messages will appear below the source of your document. Simply click on one of these messages and you will be taken to the place in your document where the problem is. Fix the problem, check the document again (to make sure that the problem is fixed), and then save it when you're finished. If you think that you are writing clean HTML, then you'll be surprised at what CSE HTML Validator will find in your documents! CSE HTML Validator is an indispensable tool for any HTML author. An evaluation version of CSE HTML Validator Professional is available as a FREE download for you to try before you buy.
 

Using an HTML validator helps ensure that your document is free of syntax errors that can result in unexpected output when users who view your syntactically incorrect documents view them with different browsers. Testing your HTML documents on a browser does not test for HTML validity. Invalid HTML documents may be treated differently by different browsers and cause your page to look like something you never intended. It can even cause your page to render in some browsers but not render at all in others. Making sure that your documents are syntactically correct helps to make sure that your documents are always viewed the way that you want them to be-- and that they are written the way that they should be. A valid document also looks good to someone who is looking at your document to see how well you have designed it, both aesthetically and syntactically.

If you use online validation services, you should especially try HTML Validator. It is more reliable, more powerful, much faster, much more user configurable, and displays easier to understand messages. It also includes tools not available with online validation services.
 

• Checks CSS syntax (Pro v5.00+)
• Finds misspelled or invalid tag names, tag attributes, tag attribute values, and character entities
• Finds missing and mismatched quotation marks
• Finds missing or extra closing tags
• Detects incorrect placing and nesting of tags
• Alerts you to incorrect or incompatible HTML based on a specific browser or HTML version (for example, notifies you of many Netscape specific or Internet Explorer specific tags, attributes, and attribute values)
• Alerts you to the use of deprecated tags and attributes
• Alerts you to bad style and can tell you what to do to improve your style
• Finds broken links
• Finds misspelled words (Pro v4.51+)
• Checks multiple files at once with the Batch Wizard

When HTML Validator finds problems, you can fix them easily with the integrated HTML/Text editor.
 

• CSE HTML Validator helps you produce top quality web sites. Remember, if a visitor has a problem with your site, the next site is only a click away. If you have a business web site, CSE HTML Validator is a no-brainer; you'll quickly find it indispensable (and your customers will appreciate it too).
• Wondering why your site is doing poorly on the search engines? Bad HTML may be the cause. Search engines may encounter great difficulty crawling, indexing, and extracting the content of your site if you have broken HTML. CSE HTML Validator will help you avoid bad HTML that can harm your position on search engines.
• Using CSE HTML Validator to produce a quality web site can build customer loyalty, improve brand equity, protect your corporate image, and increase revenue.
• Requiring HTML developers to check their HTML with CSE HTML Validator before publishing or submitting it to a site will promote quality and save time and money. It will also greatly reduce the chance that a document has to be sent back to the developer for repair.
• Even if you use a WYSIWYG editor, don't assume that it knows how to write correct HTML! The fact is that most of these programs generate very poor HTML. If you use a WYSIWYG editor, you should check the documents that it generates before you publish them on the web. You may be surprised at some of the things these programs will do. Don't take chances.
• Save hours of time. The more HTML you write, the more time you will save. Don't waste time manually looking for problems, figuring out why your HTML doesn't display like it should, or using online checkers. Get CSE HTML Validator and check your HTML fast. Remember: Time is money. Wouldn't you rather be doing something more productive than manually checking your HTML?
• You'll be able to prevent many viewing problems before they happen. You won't have to wait until one of your visitors tells you about it. How many people are leaving your web site because it's not displaying properly on their screen or not compatible with their web browser? Too many if you aren't using CSE HTML Validator.
• Are you learning HTML? CSE HTML Validator offers you incredible advice and points out your mistakes. There's no better tool to help you learn HTML than CSE HTML Validator.
• Are you a computer or Internet consultant? Use CSE HTML Validator to show your clients how poor their HTML is and increase your business!
• Your HTML writing standards will be superior to the many HTML authors who still do not realize the importance of writing syntax error free HTML.
• Protect your reputation: If anyone looks at your HTML, you'll have much more confidence in what they see. They'll know that you know what you're doing and that you care about giving a good impression with your web site.
• Do you still think that you don't need it? Do you think that you have a program that generates clean HTML? Give CSE HTML Validator a try for free. We bet you'll be surprised!

HTML Validator also includes tools that change HTML tags and attributes to uppercase or lowercase, a tool that strips HTML tags, a tool that converts different operating system text file formats to other text file formats, and a tool that lets you use templates in your documents.
 

The features listed below are for the latest version of CSE HTML Validator Professional.

• Easy to use Microsoft Windows interface.
• Powerful, built-in integrated HTML/text editor.
• Powerful Batch Wizard that lets you easily validate multiple documents. You can also give it a URL and follow its links to validate a small to medium sized web site. Can also be used as a web site link checker.
• Online HELP functions available from all dialog boxes.
• Comes preconfigured with HTML 2.0, HTML 3.2, HTML 4.0, HTML 4.01, XHTML, Netscape Extension tags, Microsoft Internet Explorer tags, Cold Fusion CFML, SMIL, RealText, WebTV, WML, frame, table tags, and more.
• Supports XHTML!
• Notifies you when using tags and attributes that are only Netscape, Internet Explorer, and/or WebTV supported (version 3.00+).
• Add your own tag names, attributes, and attribute values, or edit existing ones!.
• Using command line arguments, HTML Validator has the ability to let you right click on an HTML document, select a menu item from the pop up menu, and then instantly have the errors (if any) displayed on the screen.
• Drag and Drop multiple files onto HTML Validator for validating multiple files at one time or for using a tool on multiple files at one time.
• Uppercase and Lowercase Tools that scan a document converting all characters between < and > to uppercase or lowercase, excepting strings and comments.
• Strip HTML Tool that takes HTML tags out of a document.
• Convert text files from UNIX, MAC, or MS-DOS to UNIX, MAC, or MS-DOS.
• The Template Tool allows you to change parts of HTML documents quickly and easily.
   

CSE HTML Validator also includes a simple but powerful tool called the template tool that alone is worth more than the full price of CSE HTML Validator! The template tool is capable of saving an HTML author from spending a tremendous amount of time making the same changes to many HTML files. For example, using the template tool, an HTML header or footer can be changed on hundreds of documents in just minutes (or seconds)! This tool is so useful that we've made extensive use of it on virtually all of the pages on this site. It is even included in the lite version.

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