What is the best setup in Dreamweaver CS3 to produce clean, valid code?

Question

Hi Everyone - I am new to Web Design. I wanted to get your thoughts on what you feel is the best set up for valid code. I use Dreamweaver CS3, and I am running into issues because I typically use tables in an HTML file, and when I go to validate the page, it HATES most of the tags or attributes. Should I be making an XHTML file instead and not using tables?

Your thoughts on what the best set up and layout are would be MUCH appreciated!

Thanks!

Answer 1

i wouldn't recommend using table tags.

use div tags instead, and positioned : absolute in css

and the cleanest layout is you own hand coding from scratch.

Answer 2

I use dreamweaver cs3 as is and had very minor validation errors occur, which can be fixed very easily. Its when you start using extensions in dreamweaver that will stir up some validation errors.