HTML and CSS Reference
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➤
Update the page in the text editor.
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Save the page to include any changes.
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Refresh the page in the browser.
Typically, the text editor and browser run simultaneously so you can easily switch between the two.
There's no need to close the web page in the browser and re-open — refreshing or reloading the
newly saved page achieves the same effect.
Again, the various browsers are relatively consistent, with the exception of Internet Explorer, in
their implementation of the page reloading feature, as shown in the following table:
browser
Menu LocaTion
sHorTcuT
Internet Explorer
View ➪ Refresh
F5
Firefox
View ➪ Reload
Ctrl+R (Command+R)
Safari
Ctrl+R (Command+R)
View ➪ Reload Page
Google Chrome
View ➪ Reload This Page
Ctrl+R (Command+R)
Opera
none
Ctrl+R (Command+R)
All modern browsers make it easy to reload the page with the click of a mouse. Although the icon
symbol varies somewhat, each browser provides a button with one or more curved arrows to reload
the page when selected. Figure 3-2 shows where you can find the refresh/reload icon in a variety of
browsers.
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Google Chrome
Opera
FiGure 3-2
