HTML Editors

To view your web page,  simply find the file and double-click on it. Your default browser should open and show your web page.

To edit your HTML file, you can use any text editor.  Begin by opening the text editor, and then use it to open your HTML file. Here are a few suggestions.

On a school MacBook, use BBEdit (highlights tags in color) or TextEdit.

On your own Mac, install any text editor you prefer, or simply use TextEdit.
If you use TextEdit, there are a few settings you'll need to change the first time you run it. Specifically, go to TextEdit->Preferences.
Under Format, choose Plain text.
Under Options, uncheck all boxes.
Then click on the Open and Save menu at the top of the dialog.
Under When Opening a File, check the box for Display HTML files as HTLM code instead of formatted text.
Under When Saving a File, uncheck the box for Add ".txt" extension to plain text files.
Close the dialog, and go to TextEdit->Quit to exit. Now re-open TextEdit and the changes you made will have taken effect.

On a PC running Windows, install any text editor you prefer, or simply use NotePad.