To write messages to the screen without using "document.write()" ?

Changing the contents of an element is a much better solution. When the method showStatus is invoked it will change the content of the span. ...function showStatus(message) {var element = document.getElementById("mystatus");element.textContent = message; //for Firefoxelement.innerHTML = message; //for IE (why can't we all just get along?)return true;}...Test. ...