My Thanks to All, Judy, Pat, Tina, for the great suggestions. I will join the EB RW list as suggested. I do not care to join other lists off of RW. I have fixed that page. I will upload it later tonight. Yes, EW will write good code if I start from scratch. Sometimes when I can not figure out what is what, I just deleted the entire page and re-create it in EW. My problem is, I have 5,000 pages made with FP. They are loaded with junk code, but corrections are coming along. Here is a nightmare that I did to myself. The new code in a cell is <tr> and the old FP used <TR>. So, smartly me, I did a find and replace to make all TR's into "tr". The only problem was I forgot to add the < and > . Since my web site is mostly Hispanic-leaning, the search and replace made zillions of names like Trujillo into trujillo or trUJILLO along with many other Hispanic names that have a TR in them. This was not so easy to fix. I still find tr in the wrong case as I go along. I'll join that list tonight. CB Tina Clarke wrote: >> This page of current interest displays code errors from EW3's code >> checker. For Instance, it says "the center tag was not closed before >> this </boby> tag" And several "the center tag was not closed before >> this <tr> tag." >> > > >> I leave these code errors in because I can not fix them. Is this program >> not suited to convert old html to xhtml and code so it is compliant for >> all browsers? >> > > Well with a subject line like that ;) I think you know what I am going to > say... really its a matter of knowing what buttons to press.. almost > anything you want to do in the program .. it will do... you just have to > know what to press. > > Its like a car, the nut behind the wheel does the driving makes the > decisions... the car can only tell you whats happening when you do something > like putting the window wipers on .. the window wipers turn on ... indicate > left .. the indicator blinks for left... etc etc etc... same with ew.... its > telling you what is wrong you have to do something .... > > Firstly set up expression web (thats like adjusting your car seat for your > six foot frame) > > Setting up Expression Web Ebook ( Fr*ee ) > http://any-expression.com/expression-web/ebooks/setting-up-expression-web-ebook.htm > > Next ... if you are not using a dwt I would do so ... but if not something > for the future ..this ebook covers everything about dwts (dynamic web > templates) (in place of themes - dwts are NOT themes - but ,you get the idea > its a global feature) as well as many insights into how to work and make a > site. > > Expression Web Dynamic Web Templates Ebook ( Fr*ee ) > http://any-expression.com/expression-web/ebooks/expression-web-dwt-ebook.htm > > when you have set up ew ... you should go to code view and right click ... > to change html to xhtml rules click Apply xhtml formatting rules .. and its > all done in one click ... you have to do that on each page there is no > global feature for that.... you should also use the next two selections > after that on the right click ..... only AFTER setting up ew .. those > settings are partly to do with those three selections.. > > turn off the formatting and common toolbars so you wont be tempted to use > them like you used to do in fp > work in split view all the time so you without realising it learn more > coding skills.... your eyes see the wysiwy get design view and the code view > and you just learn ... > learn to use css properties to apply your styles > > join pats expression web genealogy list > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gearyfamily/expression-web/ > > Pat and I have a ebook for migrating ... and we are doing a giveaway right > now btw. > > use ew in this way and you will learn very fast. I wish i had had it when i > was new to coding. > > hope this helps > > Tina > http://www.expression-web.net - Expression Blog > http://any-expression.com/ - Expression Web Help > http://frontpage-to-expression.com/ - Migrating from FrontPage to Expression > Web > twitter.com/ @tinaclarke @expressionweb > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSWEB-HELP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.118/2584 - Release Date: 12/23/09 11:02:00 > >