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Using Notepad to Create a New HTML Page
 

Method 1:  Use Notepad to create the new file.

1. Invoke Notepad by selecting Start, All Programs, Programs, Accessories, Notepad.
    
2. Type in your HTML text.
    
3. Save your file by selecting main menu item File, Save As ... Use the .htm extension in the file name.
    
4. Invoke the File Explorer by selecting Start, All Programs, Programs, Accessories
    
5. In the File Explorer, go to the folder containing the file you saved in Step 3.
    
6. In the File Explorer, right click on the file and select Open With ... and Internet Explorer to invoke the Internet Explorer browser.
    
7. Make changes to the file in Notepad, save the file in Notepad, and refresh the browser to verify than any changes you make to the HTML file are correctly displayed in the browser.

Method 2:  Use the File Explorer to create the new file.

1. Invoke the File Explorer by selecting Start, All Programs, Programs, Accessories.
    
2. Right click in the empty region to the right of the Name column.  Select New, Text Document. This will give you a new file named "New Text Document.txt".
    
3. Change the name of this new document to MyPage.htm (or whatever name you wish with the .htm extension).
    
4. Right click on the file in the Name column and select Open With.  Select Notepad.
    
5. Use Notepad to enter the text of your HTML file.
    
6. Save your file by selecting main menu item File, Save.
    
7. Make changes to the file in Notepad, save the file in Notepad, and refresh the browser to verify than any changes you make to the HTML file are correctly displayed in the browser.