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HTML How to Make a Website Debugging HTML and CSS Problems Use Developer Tools

Roger Schaeffer
Roger Schaeffer
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Posted by Roger Schaeffer
Roger Schaeffer
2,144 Points

Shortcut key to developer tools and color editor in Chrome.

To anybody looking for a shortcut key to the developer tools in both Chrome and Firefox on a Windows computer: just hit the "F12".

Both Chrome and Firefox have a built in color editor/selector in the developer tools. For example use the element selector to select an item to which you have assigned a color, e.g. the background color of the nav bar, and then left click on the color preview box in the code. You and then select whatever color you like and the new code for the color will be displayed. It's a great way to find a new color and preview it at the same time.

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:point_right: IE also has developer tools that can be opened with F12.

All this time I've been using Ctrl-Shift-I to open the tools in Chrome. It never occurred to me to hit F12 in Chrome even though I was used to it in IE. Good to know! :+1: