Dreamweaver

Validate tags

Check the current document or a selected tag for tag or syntax errors. Dreamweaver can validate documents in many languages, including HTML, XHTML, ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML), JavaServer Pages (JSP), Wireless Markup Language (WML), and XML.

You can set preferences for the Validator, such as specifying the tag-based languages against which the Validator should check, the specific problems that the Validator should check for, and the types of errors that the Validator should report. For more information, see Set the Validator preferences.

Note: To validate your document for accessibility, see Testing your site.
  1. Do one of the following:

    • For an XML or XHTML file, select File > Check Page > Validate as XML.

    • Select File > Check Page > Validate Markup.

      The Validation tab of the Results panel displays a “No errors or warnings” message or lists the syntax errors it found.

  2. Double-click an error message to highlight the error in the document.
  3. To save the report as an XML file, click the Save Report button.
  4. To view the report in your primary browser (which lets you print the report), click the Browse Report button.