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Internet Explorer Web Developer Toolbar is an add-on for Microsoft Internet Explorer that aims to aid in design and debugging of web pages.  It is also known as IE Developer Toolbar or even IE DevBar. It allows validating of CSS and HTML, previewing page layout at various resolutions and also offers a ruler (measuring in pixels) to aid in positioning the elements. There are bunch of features that will help you analyze your web pages.

Those features include:

• Explore and modify the document object model (DOM) of a Web page.
• Locate and select specific elements on a Web page through a variety of techniques.
• Selectively disable Internet Explorer settings.
• View HTML object class names, ID’s, and details such as link paths, tab index values, and access keys.
• Outline tables, table cells, images, or selected tags.
• Validate HTML, CSS, WAI, and RSS web feed links.
• Display image dimensions, file sizes, path information, and alternate (ALT) text.
• Immediately resize the browser window to a new resolution.
• Selectively clear the browser cache and saved cookies. Choose from all objects or those associated with a given domain.
• Display a fully featured design ruler to help accurately align and measure objects on your pages.
• Find the style rules used to set specific style values on an element.
• View the formatted and syntax colored source of HTML and CSS.

Validation: The menu options link off to known validators and include:

• HTML
• CSS
• Feeds
• Links
• Local HTML
• Local CSS
• Accessibility (WAI Checklist and Section 508 checklist)
• Multiple ValidatorsCaching

The Cache features are:

• Always Refresh From Server
• Clear Browser Cache
• Clear Browser Cache For This Domain
• Disable Cookies
• Disable Session Cookies
• Clear Cookies For Domain
• View Cookie Information