how to view source code or html code for a web page

Sometimes, you want to move, cut, paste, entire web pages-- cutting and pasting the html is a lot easier than copying and pasting the page visually.  Here's how to view the html coding for a web page:

from: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000746.htm

All Internet browsers allow users to view the HTML or other source code of any of the web pages they visit. 

Keep in mind that only information and code that is not processed by the server will be displayed in the source code. For example, almost all Internet search engines process information on the server and then display the results on a web page. This means you can view the code used to generate the results page but you cannot view the search engine's source code. 

This rule applies to all server side scripts, SSI, and code. Therefore, features such as search engines, forums, polls, chat, etc. will not display their code, and copying the information from the source code will likely only cause errors or direct you back to page you copied the information from.

Internet Explorer users

To view the source code of a web page in Microsoft Internet Explorer, follow the below steps.

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click View
3. From the drop-down-menu click "Source"

Once the above steps have been completed a new window will open displaying the source code.

Mozilla Firefox and Netscape users

To view the source code of a web page in Mozilla Firefox or Netscape, follow the below steps.

1. Open Mozilla Firefox or Netscape
2. Click View
3. From the drop-down-menu click "Page Source"

or

1. Press CTRL+U

Once the above steps have been completed a new window will open displaying the source code.

In Firefox you can highlight the portion of a web page you want to view the source code of and then right-click that highlighted section and click View Selection Source.

Use the Firebug add-on to not only view the source code of a page but change and view those changes live through the browser.

Opera users

To view the source code of a web page in Opera, follow the below steps.

1. Open Opera
2. Click View
3. From the drop-down-menu click "Source"

or

1. Press CTRL+F3

Once the above steps have been completed a new window will open displaying the source code.