Start: Tour Notepad

Access Notepad		Save a Page Open a Page
	Notepad is a simple text editor that comes bundled with Windows 95/98/NT. Use Notepad to type HTML code.
Access Notepad	Access Notepad from your Windows desktop: Go to Start, Programs, Accessories Choose Notepad A blank document window will appear.

	Though HTML is not case sensitive, you should use lower case letters to type your tags. Lower case tags are compatible with other mark-up languages such as XHTML. Though the browser will ignore paragraph and line breaks unless you create them with HTML tags, use your keyboard's Enter key to separate sections of your page and facilitate editing. HINT: To more easily read what you are typing, activate Notepad's Word Wrap feature by selecting Format, Word Wrap from the main menu bar.
Save a Page	When you are ready to save your page, choose File, Save As from the main menu. The Save As dialog box will open.

	Go to the Save in: dropdown box at the top. Navigate to the drive and the folder in which you want to store your web page file. Type in a file name. Use lower case. Do not insert spaces. Be sure to follow the filename with the .htm extension. In the Save as type dropdown menu choose Text Documents. Click on Save.
Open a Page	When you want to re-open the file in Notepad: Go to File, Open. The Open dialog box will appear. Navigate to the drive and directory that contain your file. In the Files of type dropdown menu choose All Files Your file will appear. Double click on it to open it.