Changing Source Code Editor in Internet
Explorer
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163606 |
Last Review |
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December 5, 2003 |
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3.0 |
This article was previously published
under Q163606
SUMMARY
This article describes how to
configure Internet Explorer to display an Edit button on the
toolbar. This allows you to view Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
source code with the editor of your choice.
MORE INFORMATION
By default, you can use the Source
command on the View menu in Internet Explorer to view HTML source
code in Notepad. To add an Edit button to the toolbar so that you
can view HTML code in the editor you want, follow these steps:
1. |
Quit Internet Explorer (if it is
running). |
2. |
Double-click My Computer.
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3. |
On the View menu, click Options
(or Folder Options). |
4. |
Click the File Types tab. In the
Registered File Types box, click Internet Document (HTML), and
then click Edit.
NOTE: If you are running
Internet Explorer 4.01 or Windows 98, click Microsoft HTML
Document 4.0. If you are running Internet Explorer 5.0, click
Microsoft HTML Document 5.0. |
5. |
If Edit is not listed in the
Actions box, there is not an Edit button on the Internet
Explorer toolbar. To add an Edit button to the toolbar, click
New, type Edit in the Action box,
and then type the full path to the name of the editor that you
want to use in the Application Used To Perform Action box. If
you are using Internet Explorer 2.0 or 3.x as your browser,
you may need to type a space and %1 at the end of the command. For
example, if you want to use Notepad to be your default HTML
editor, type the following command:
c:\windows\notepad.exe "%1"
NOTE: If you do not
know the path or file name for the editor you want to use, you
can click Browse to locate the editor instead of manually
typing it in the Application Used To Perform Action box.
If Edit is listed in the Actions box, there is already
an Edit button on The Internet Explorer toolbar. To select a
default HTML editor, click Edit under Actions, click the Edit
button, and then type the full path to the program you want to
use as your default HTML editor. |
6. |
Click OK, click Close, and then
click Close again. | Once you have completed these steps, Internet Explorer
displays an Edit button on the toolbar and a Page (or Current Page)
command on the Edit menu. Use either of these to view the source
code for the current document. Also, after you have completed these
steps, the Edit command is added to the context menu that appears
when you right-click an HTML file.
Notes
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If you are using Internet Explorer
2.0 or 3.x and do not type the "%1" at the end of the command,
you may receive the following error message when you attempt
to view source code:
<DRIVE>:\Temporary Cannot find this file.
Please verify that the correct path and file name are given.
This error occurs when the
file is contained in a folder with spaces in its long file
name. Examples include the "Temporary Internet Files" folder
and the "My Documents" folder. |
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The editor you choose must be able
to understand long file names, or you may receive an error
message similar to the following when you try to view the
source code:
Cannot find the
"C:\Windows\tempor~1\Cache\<filename.htm>
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Although the Edit button and
Current Page command both open the HTML source in the editor
you specified, using the Source command on the View menu still
opens the HTML source code in
Notepad. |
APPLIES TO
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.01 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
1.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
2.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.01 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.02 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.01 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.5 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.2 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
2.01 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.01 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.02 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01
128-Bit Edition |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.0 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.01 |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.5 |
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Microsoft Windows 98 Standard
Edition |
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