Testing a site in multiple browser

While designing a web site, it is very important to make sure to test your site in as many browser as possible. Even if you have variety of web browser installed on your computer for testing, it can be time consuming to open each page of your site in multiple browsers and compare them. To make your testing process quicker and more thorough, you could use an online browser testing service to set your pages in multiple browsers simultaneously.

Just follow the the steps and you will sign up for a free trial of the BrowserCam.com service and use it to test Web sites in multiple browser.

1. Browser: Open www.browsercam.com
2. Browsercam.com: Complete and submit the registration form to request a free trial of the BrowserCam service. The free trial activation will be sent to you via e-mail
3. After you have received and activated your free trial, lor in to the browsercam site.
4. Click the Capture Wizard link on the left. The Screen Capture Service page will appear. This service provides screen captures of the web pages you specify as they render in the browser you specify.
5. Select the Create A New Project radio button, and enter a project name, such as’ Site Testing’. Scroll down and select the Enter URL{s} Manually radio button. Enter the URLs of the web pages that you want to test. For example,  www.browsertesting_1.com www.browsertesting_2.com www.browsertesting_3.com (one URL per field)
6. Scroll down and click the Continue button. You should see the Step:2Select Browsers And Preferences page. Select the check boxes next to several browser options.
7. Leave the other settings on this page set to the defaults, then click Continue.
8. The Screen Capture order summary page will appear. Look for the To See Your Capture Links Here link and click it. A complete list of the site and browser test combinations you ordered will appear on the following page. Notice that some screen shots may be labeled “In Progress” or “Not Started”. Refresh your browser window after a minute or two to see the latest status of the images.
9. Look through the screenshots. Do any of the sites not display correctly in any of the browsers? Which one? Do you see any patterns in which certain sites frequently display incorrectly?

Because many site designers do not have the resources to test their sites in every possible browser, operating system and screen resolution, testing services such as BrowserCam can be extremely helpful for ensuring that your site will appear correctly for the widest possible range of users.

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