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TBE 540 - Programming Applications for Educators

Using Explorer as an Editor (with Notepad or Word) - Windows only

The current versions of Internet Explorer (Windows) allows page editing (at the HTML level) with Notepad (a text-editing accessory that somes with Windows). You may also edit web pages accessed by Internet Explorer using Word.

Basic Instructions - Notepad (may differ due to Explorer versions or settings)
  1. Go to the web page you want to edit using Internet Explorer
  2. Use File->Save As->Web Page Complete (navigate to where you want to store the file on your computer)
  3. Open the source code (HTML) with View->Source (this should bring it up in Notepad)
  4. When the HTML code appears, edit as necessary.
  5. File->Save to keep your changes.
  6. Minimize the Notepad window and refresh (View->Refresh) the web page.
Basic Instructions - Word (may differ due to Explorer or Word versions or settings)
Important note:  Editing with Word will change your web page source from HTML to a complicated set of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Once you take this step, it will be very difficult to add JavaScript or perform anoy other HTML-related editing.
  1. Go to the web page you want to edit using Internet Explorer
  2. Use File->Save As->Web Page Complete (navigate to where you want to store the file on your computer)
  3. Use File->Edit with Microsoft Word to begin the editing process.
  4. Edit as necessary (you will not see the HTML code).
  5. File->Save to keep your changes.
  6. Choose File->Web Page Preview to see the results.
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