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entire site. 86 Part II: Looking Like a Million (Even on a Budget) 6. Click the Run button to create the report(s). If you havent


already done so, you may be prompted to save your file, define your site, or select a folder (see Chapter 2 for more information on defining a site in Dreamweaver). The Results panel opens (see Figure 3-6 displaying a list of problems found on a site). You can sort the list by different categories (filename, line number, or description) by clicking the corresponding column headings. If you run several reports at the same time, you can keep all the results tabs open at the same time. 7. Double-click any item in the Results panel to open the corresponding file in the Document window. You can also right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) on any line of the report and choose More Info from the drop-down list to find additional details about the specific error or condition. 8. Use the Properties inspector or other Dreamweaver feature to fix the identified problem and then save the file. Your changes arent applied to your live site until you update your server. Use the Synchronize feature, described in Chapter 2, to update all your changes at once. Table 3-1 Site Report Options Report Name Results Checked Out By Produces a list of files checked out of the site and identifies the person who checked them out. Design Notes Produces a list of Design Notes (see Chapter 4 for more on how to use Design Notes). Recently Modified Produces a list of files recently changed. You can set the time period for the report by clicking the Report Settings button. (continued) Figure 3-6: The Results panel displays a list of problems on your site. Chapter 3: Planning and Maintaining a Web Site 87 Table 3-1 (continued) Report Name Results Combinable Nested Produces a list of all instances where you can Font Tags combine nested tags. For example, <font color= "#000000"><font size="2">Great Web Sites You Should Visit</font></font> is listed because you can simplify the code by combining the two font tags into <font color= "#000000" size="2">Great Web Sites You Should Visit</font>. Accessibility Produces a list of possible accessibility issues in a wide variety of categories. To set the report categories, click the Report Settings button. Missing Alt Text Produces a list of all the image tags that do not include Alt text. Alt text is a short alternative text description for an image tag. If the image isnt displayed for some reason (many people choose to surf with images turned off), the Alt text appears in place of the image. Alt text is also important to the blind because special browsers that read pages to site