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The HTML editor
In this section, we will learn about what you need in order to edit HTML files.
The HTML code editor
Web pages are files that include a combinations of text and special tags called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) which help control the organization and display of the text and other media such as graphics, photos, links, videos and more.
These HTML files should be edited using a text editor such as the Notepad application included with all versions of Windows, TextEdit on OS X. It should not be edited using word processor or other applications like Microsoft Word which add unwanted extra information into the file and alter text in unexpected ways.
Some CMS (content management systems) like WordPress and and LMS (learning management systems) like Moodle include word processor-like editors, known as WYSIWYG editors, which allow you to create simple HTML for you right from within your web browser.
They usually also include a button in their toolbar which allows you to directly modify the HTML and allow you to enter more complex HTML than the WYSIWYG editor is capable of. The HTML code generated by these editors can easily be copied to your clipboard and pasted in other web pages or even within the same web page.
Some of the many advantages dedicated HTML editors have include making it easier to edit HTML code by automatically highlighting HTML tags and formatting the HTML. They will also automatically encode your web pages in UTF-8 - which is especially useful if you use accented or special characters, enable you to open multiple files at the same time and will keep your information safe should you accidentally close the editor before saving your file. And, unlike Notepad which only enables you to undo and redo a single change, these HTML editors enable you to undo and redo hundreds of changes.