i/s Back Issues

Volume 11

No. 7  March 1996

Q: Help! When my Web pages are viewed with Netscape 2.0, some of the hyperlinks don't show up! They do appear when viewed in earlier versions of Netscape. What's going on?

A:  With version 2.0 and later, Netscape changed the way it handles HTML 
coding mistakes, such as a missing end quote. Earlier versions let you 
get away with a missing quotation mark; for example, the following code 
lacks an end quote (") after "pagelink.html
         
<A HREF="pagelink.html>Link to a page.</a>
         
With Netscape 2.0, this mistake is no longer ignored, and the text 
associated with this link will not show up on the Web page. If you 
notice missing text in your Web pages, check to see that all quotation 
marks are paired.
         
To help you validate your HTML code, several automatic validation 
services are available on the Web. One easy-to-use service is "A Kinder, 
Gentler Validator" at
         
         http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~gerald/validate/
         
         
         
         Q:  I have a document in Word 6 for Windows and I want to re-order the 
paragraphs. Is there an easier way than cutting and pasting, or dragging 
and dropping, each paragraph?
         
A: Yes - it's called the Spike. This multiple cut-and-paste tool is part 
of Word 6 for Windows or Macintosh, and Word95 for Windows 95. The Spike 
collects text or graphics in the order in which you cut them, and with 
one operation pastes the Spike contents in the new order.
         
1. To move items to the Spike, select and cut each item in its new 
order, by pressing Ctrl+F3 in Windows, or Command+F3 on the Macintosh.
         
2. Position the insertion point where you want to place the rearranged 
items, and press Ctrl+Shift+F3 in Windows, or Command+Shift+F3 on the 
Macintosh. This pastes the Spike contents and clears it.
         
         

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