Notepad++ is a free editor that can be used to create, save, and edit HTML files. A user can open it by clicking on the “Start” button. Then it is necessary to select the Accessories folder and select Notepad++. Another option is to click on the “Start” button and type the word “notepad++” into the search box and click on the notepad icon in the results. Once the application is open, one can type HTML code in it and save it. To save the file, one should select “File” and “Save as” in the main menu of the application. The file should be named “index.htm,” and the encoding should be set to UTF-8.
If users want to check the correctness of HTML files, they could go to http://validator.w3.org/ and have the files validated automatically online. In case the users want to check the files offline, they can download an application called CSE HTML Validator from https://www.htmlvalidator.com/download/. Then users should open notepad++ and add the following lines
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%HTMLValidator170cmdlineprocessor.exe” -o “$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)”
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%HTMLValidator170cmdlineprocessor.exe” -v “$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)”
into the shortcuts.xml file in and save the file. Following this, Notepad++ should be restarted, and any HTML file can be opened for testing. Users should go to the “Run” menu and choose “Open with CSS CSE HTML Validator” (“CSS’ syntax,” n.d.). Users can view HTML files by opening them with a browser. They should locate the HTML file that they want to view, click on it with the right button, choose “Open with,” and select a preferred browser. Browsers also allow viewing the files if the user drags and drops them into a new tab. Once the file is opened in the browser, the user can click on the links that are displayed on the screen and check whether they are active or not.
Reference
Meta [MetaChuh]. (2019). CSS’ syntax – grammar editor/corrector [Online forum post]. Notepad Plus Plus. Web.