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HTML Editors: Learn HTML Using Notepad or Textedit

This document provides steps for creating a basic HTML page using a simple text editor like Notepad or TextEdit. It recommends using a simple text editor to learn HTML and outlines 4 steps: 1) Open Notepad or TextEdit, 2) Write some HTML code for a basic page structure, 3) Save the file as "index.htm" using UTF-8 encoding, and 4) View the page in a web browser.

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HTML Editors: Learn HTML Using Notepad or Textedit

This document provides steps for creating a basic HTML page using a simple text editor like Notepad or TextEdit. It recommends using a simple text editor to learn HTML and outlines 4 steps: 1) Open Notepad or TextEdit, 2) Write some HTML code for a basic page structure, 3) Save the file as "index.htm" using UTF-8 encoding, and 4) View the page in a web browser.

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HTML 

Editors
Learn HTML Using Notepad or TextEdit
Web pages can be created and modified by using professional HTML editors.
However, for learning HTML we recommend a simple text editor like Notepad (PC) or TextEdit
(Mac).

We believe in that using a simple text editor is a good way to learn HTML.
Follow the steps below to create your first web page with Notepad or TextEdit.

Step 1: Open Notepad (PC)

Windows 8 or later:
Open the Start Screen (the window symbol at the bottom left on your screen).
Type Notepad.

Windows 7 or earlier:
Open Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad
Step 1: Open TextEdit (Mac)
Open Finder > Applications > TextEdit
Also change some preferences to get the application to save files correctly. In Preferences
> Format > choose "Plain Text"
Then under "Open and Save", check the box that says "Display HTML files as HTML code
instead of formatted text".
Then open a new document to place the code.

Step 2: Write Some HTML


Write or copy the following HTML code into Notepad:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h1>My First Heading</h1>

<p>My first paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>
Step 3: Save the HTML Page
Save the file on your computer. Select File > Save as in the Notepad menu.
Name the file "index.htm" and set the encoding to UTF-8 (which is the preferred encoding
for HTML files).

Tip: You can use either .htm or .html as file extension. There is no difference, it is up to you.
Step 4: View the HTML Page in Your Browser
Open the saved HTML file in your favorite browser (double click on the file, or right-click -
and choose "Open with").

The result will look much like this:

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